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White
2021 Championship Bottle Pinot Blanc Hard Promises
Pinot Blanc
- USA
- Oregon
- Willamette Valley
- Chehalem Mountains
Label borrowed from 2022
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Community Tasting Notes 9
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bendb Likes this wine: 93 points
April 9, 2024 - so good
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rieslinghoarder Likes this wine: 93 points
March 31, 2024 - Glassware: Zalto Universal
Prep: Pop n' pour, followed over a couple days
Pear, key lime, white peach, tangerine peel, and oyster shell minerality on the nose and palate. While lighter in body and a little subdued yesterday, the wine opened up nicely today and has gained body and depth. It has a nice glycerine and waxy texture on the palate that lingers, carrying notes of stone fruit and chalky minerals on the finish. Saving my last bottle for extended aging, though per Saul the 2022 is even more chiseled and ageworthy.1 person found this helpful Comment -
HFLED Likes this wine: 91 points
February 15, 2024 - This is very nice. Lots of key lime, oyster shell and pear. Good tight acidity keeps this well balanced. Very tasty stuff and at a great price.
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Brian Glas Likes this wine: 93 points
February 12, 2024 - Tasted after 40 minutes of air. Decanted and aggressively swirled. Starting to open. Hint of lime and seashore on the nose. Expressive pear fruit on the palate. Fruit is sweet but balanced by the firm acidity. I get slate notes on the mid palate. Another home run for Saul.
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ekorn wrote:
October 6, 2023 - Popped and poured at fridge temp into a Grassl Liberte; consumed over two days. Hazy straw color. Mostly consistent with my last note, though this bottle had a more floral characteristic on the nose (almost slightly vegetal on night one) and an acid kick that just begs for food. This time around the palate conjured a lemonhead with some fresh mint joining on the palate.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2021
- Type White
- Producer Championship Bottle
- Varietal Pinot Blanc
- Designation Hard Promises
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region Oregon
- SubRegion Willamette Valley
- Appellation Chehalem Mountains
- UPC Code 2100000197422
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 78 (74%)
- Consumed 28 (26%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- RegionOregon
- SubRegionWillamette Valley
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