February 13, 2021 - Very light garnet, dark rosé with an equally light nose. Lighter, well aged and subdued body. Similar to my first PN I made in the 80's after several years making cabs and was disappointed when they were not more bold fruited. Live and learn, would be interested in how they would compare to the PNs I like to drink these days in a much more restrained style.
April 29, 2020 - Bob should be grinning from ear to ear on this one. Fruit hits you on the git go. Nicely balanced and a pleasure to drink. Never had this one before and just a few '07s from Or. Last glass tonight and after 4 nights open has lost nothing and is really luscious, picking up a bit of lemon cane tannins on the finish which adds to some complexity. Fruit has morphed out of the house, being replaced by tertiary notes.
April 26, 2020 - PNP. Light magenta, slight bricking. Needed an hour to blow off. Lovely nose of pomegranate. Lovely red fruit, more pomegranate, strawberry, cranberry. Still young at 13 years, nice earthy brambly elements complement. Great QPR.
September 17, 2016 - PnP and first impression was not good. Threw it back into the cooler and forgot about it. Tried again 3 weeks later and the nose opened up to some nice sweet red fruit. Palate had spice, cherries and this touch of fresh fig that threw me off. Acid and structure still present and almost fully integrated. Time or air is your friend here. Nice QPR
August 26, 2016 - Oregon Notes.; 8/5/2016-8/26/2016: showing first signs of maturity. big black fruit. brambles, power and structure (clone 1018, 70% cluster) nice intro!
June 29, 2014 - PnP. Rustic with flavors of spice, cherry and earth. The first glass was a bit tight and funky. Really opened up in subsequent glasses.
January 26, 2011 - Light body with a solid core of cherry, earth and spice/wood. Easy to drink.
August 31, 2009 - Yamhill-Carlton District AVA tasting at The Portland Armory: Green flowers, weeds, and dandelions on the nose. More green weeds and dirt on the mid-palate along with some oak spice. Mild and similar flavors on the finish. A good drinker.
March 26, 2009 - ooohwee .. that smells like whole cluster. I like it but it needs some time all around. Nice simple red fruit flavors. Cranberries and orange zest. Nice texture to the wine. I enjoyed the slightly rustic edge. Good stuff. Wait at least 18 months.
December 5, 2008 - Oregon Trip 2008; 12/4/2008-12/5/2008: 2007 Willamette: The prettiest of the Pinots. A refreshing wine that is easy to drink and not shy on flavor. The type of wine I enjoy most days of the week. Doesn’t challenge the intellect, rather it adapts itself to the situation.