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• Wicker Parker Likes this wine:

  October 4, 2013 - Developed a pleasant mushroom-and-damp-earth aspect on night two, but otherwise this is a static wine, not evolved from a youthful state: it's mostly about fruit. Plenty of acid here, but also a touch of heat despite the 12.5% alcohol. No complaints overall, though: this is the basic, value-priced wine and as an 11 year old it performs nicely for it.

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• chatters wrote: 90 points

  October 19, 2008 - My first American Pinot Noir, I have been saving it for a few years just to see how it pulls up after some bottle age: Chocolate, bark (wood not woof), cherries, mould and earth are all on the nose. Savoury cherries dominate the palate with damsons and fruit jammy overtones coming through and with some grippy tannins that imply oak rather than stalk. Long finish. It really is very nice. Mrs C say it reminds her of Autumn (fall for our American friends) and I know exactly what she means.

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• lbjames1 wrote: 75 points

  August 15, 2008 - Missed it's peak. Such a shame because the other bottle I drank in late 2007 was very good.

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• Niagara wrote: 85 points

  April 19, 2008 - Paired well with chicken with madeira sauce. Not a great wine on it's own -- a little hard and astringent -- but quite good with food. Don't serve too cold -- actually improves as it warms.

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• DesMarteau wrote: 90 points

  September 17, 2007 - Good complexity...Nose of spice, fruit, mushrooms. Subtle fruit, mold (in a good way like roguefort), seawater, long finish. nice.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2002
• Type Red
• Producer Elk Cove Vineyards
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region Oregon
• SubRegion Willamette Valley
• Appellation Willamette Valley

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• In Cellars 28 (29%)
• Consumed 70 (71%)

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