Community Tasting Notes 13

• jlgnml Does not like this wine: 85 points

  May 6, 2017 - Funky all the way. Since it was a pop and pour with more time it got better, just not good enoug.

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• jlgnml Likes this wine: 90 points

  May 14, 2015 - Good, past it's prime.

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• BigRed1000 wrote: flawed

  June 2, 2010 - Out of mag and purchased on release and stored in a cold cellar. Big time brett and doa on top of that.

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• austinwinesalon wrote: 89 points

  January 10, 2010 - Burgundy and pinot noir (Wink Wine Bar): I remember 6-7 years ago drinking four different 1998 Shea vineyard wines on the bocce court, and this was clearly the most complex and interesting of the group (Beau Freres, Shea Cellars, and St. Innocent), though all were great values in an excellent year for Oregon pinot. This time we had two groups tasting Ken Wright 1998 wines, with one group, "the bottle openers," picking this as its favorite, and the other group, with the bottle opened for an hour, picking the wine as its least favorite. So apparently the Carter vineyards got better, and the Shea less with time on the bottle. The first group thought the wine was the most complex, was reminiscent of the early Oregon years (1985 Ponzi, Rex Hill, etc), and had violet and floral notes, bright cherry, and was the most feminine wine in our flight (spoken by a true female). The second group found it lighter, had some secondary fermentation, was tight and muted, and had some sweet red currant, strawberry, and spearmint notes. The wine was clearly diminishing after more than an hour of air. Drink up, and you might really enjoy the first fifteen minutes of the wine.

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• kennyg wrote: 96 points

  November 27, 2009 - Same rating as last bottle, a real winnerrigh now, despite being ostensibly past prime. The funk and long spicey, mildly acidic finish goes on and on. Wish I could find some more.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1998
• Type Red
• Producer Ken Wright
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Shea Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region Oregon
• SubRegion Willamette Valley
• Appellation Yamhill-Carlton

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• In Cellars 69 (69%)
• Consumed 31 (31%)

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