July 22, 2019 - Dark cherries and spice in a soft, silky package. Lovely, beautifully made wine from a great vintage.
February 9, 2017 - PnP. Rich bouquet, smells like a bruiser. Palate is extremely bright, lots of red fruit, but bordering on lactic acidity. Good but not great.
December 31, 2015 - No detailed notes, one of a few we enjoyed on NYE. Berries and spice, nice mouthfeel and acidity. This was in a good place, everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
December 14, 2015 - Nose of sweet cherry and cedar. On the palette sweet red fruits with Chinese Five Spice in the background (never ran into that before in a wine). Not only has this aged well, but was very interesting to drink.
September 23, 2013 - Wine, Browns and my 55th Birthday (My Home): Seems a bit shut down at the moment. Nice black cherry fruit on the nose and palate. With air, it showed more depth. I would hold this for now. It took a long time to really show its stuff.
May 27, 2013 - A bunch of Sineann: Boy, is this in a great place right now. Sure, it may still improve a bit, but at almost 5 years from vintage, it is very nice. A powerful Oregon Pinot. Cherries, dark cherries, some black licorice notes. On the palate, this is juicy and well balanced. Lots of fruit but a nice underlying minerality. Long finish. I love 08 as a vintage, but this is one of the better ones.
July 19, 2012 - Rhys, Flam, Sineann, Saxum, SQN: The glass corked wines age very slowly IMO and this really hasn't budged much. Still very young. This was a great vintage for this wine as well. Deep ruby in color. The nose has cherries, cherry pie filling, and a slight bit of earthy/barnyard. Great voluptuous texture. On the palate, lots of fresh cherries, tightly layered with some earth. Wonderful balance. Worked well with food. Long finish. Years away from peak though.
May 27, 2012 - More body and darker hue than I anticipated. Bouquet was not expressive yet the pallet offered wonderful, bright red fruit, earthy, and mineral flavors.
October 15, 2011 - This wine is drinking well right now. Strawberry-rhubarb pie. 30 second finish. Ultra balanced. Rich, dark and full body---consistent with previous notes.
September 29, 2011 - Taste at S&W.
Strawberry, earth, ripe but clean saline aromatics.
Nice darker fruit on the palate. Great acidity. Nice mouth feel.
Not as layered and complex as the Resonance vineyard from my memory - much more mineral driven as well.
Really great wine; I'm a huge fan of Sineann's Pinot bottlings.