November 7, 2013 - Solid Oregon pinot. On opening good size, fruit, secondary flavors and structure. Unfortunately it seemed to fade rather quickly as it lost much of its personality after 2-3 hours.
March 15, 2013 - this wine was over the hill tried two days, but it had already turned
September 1, 2012 - Deep plum, earth, forest, bit hot, else great
June 1, 2012 - Big fruit, bit hot, not bad
December 16, 2011 - no notes taken but still w plenty of life, secondary flavors good but hopefully more will come, still solid fruit and structure is good
September 26, 2011 - Nice aromatics. Medium-bodied, with smoky, spicy cherry fruits. A nice smooth, persistent finish. It's tough to say whether this improved over the past 5 years, but it certainly shows no signs of being over the hill.
September 14, 2011 - A bit past its prime drinking window with fading fruit, strong acidity and earthy, cola flavors. Decanted for 45 minutes and it opened up over the next hour during dinner but never really impressed.
June 18, 2011 - Screw top bottle. Drink them up. Light garnet color, almost port-like, mostly clear. Still a great nose, very floral, some plum and coffee. Smooth mouthfeel, not heavy after 8+ years, less fruity than at release, but still a fair amount of heat, thinking maybe I missed the window by just a bit on this one, but I still like it a lot. Great finish. A wonderful match with cumin and paprika rubbed pork tenderloin and some lemon roasted potatoes.
March 13, 2011 - Very earthy, very pleasant to drink but the fruit on the nose and taste is giving up. Drink now. This was the first screw top bottle case I ever bought and am not disappointed but this wine paled in comparison to the Chehalem Spirithouse pinot from 03 that we had with it tonight.
December 11, 2010 - Mild mannered Oregon Pinot that reflects pretty raspberry and black plum, boasting
a light garnet color. Tight and restrained to start, this red opened up after a couple
of hours. Once a mighty example of the grand Nuthouse series, this wine has fallen
off from it's high perch. A touch of spice is featured on an uninspiring finish. Only
faint character the second night, it frankly just ran out of gas. Matched with fresh
cedar plank coho salmon, new red garlic and herb potatoes and parmesan crusted
asparagus. Drink now.