2014 Goodfellow Family Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
Community Tasting Note
dsgris Likes this wine:
91 Points
Friday, November 17, 2017 - Light garnet with some lilacs on the nose. Off dry with a lightly sweet fruit, light body and tannins, well balanced with a soft mouth feel of slightly metallic stony mineral. The fruit has a bit of cranberry, rhubarb, pomegranate fermented leaving some rs to temper the acids and tannins. OK, overnight a transformation into a more recognizable Goodfellow style with some bright fruit and while not austere is getting to reserved territory, nice acid and rs has left, just some nice soft fruit with a hint of cane tannins to give a good balance, a whiff of tobacco on the last glass. Drinking very well and up a couple points overnight.
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Comment posted by BRR:
11/17/2017 7:54:00 AM - Nice note, dsgris. By, "off dry..." do you mean this is has residual sugar?
Comment posted by dsgris:
11/17/2017 8:51:00 AM - Not rs like in an auslese, but just a touch. Not as reserved as most of Marcus's wines that I like. Most of the '14s are fruitier than what I have been drinking, but very enjoyable in the near term while I wait for the '11s and '13s to come around.