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ikkaariainen Likes this wine:

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 - Reasonably good QPR wine, recommend it but still quite youthful right now - needs a long decant if drunk right now and really needs another 2-3 years in the bottle to really hit it's stride and then has a good 10+ years to go if properly cellared. Popped and poured at a restaurant so no chance to decant. Right now more CA then OR Willamette Valley in style and this specifically is what I think / hope will change with more age with a concurrent improvement in scores - right now this is stylistically indistinguishable from a Paso Robles or RRV pinot. Big fruit forward nose, dark purple with a heavy mouth feel - a really big pinot right now, somewhat simplistic and monolithic although the fruit is absolutely delicious but I just expect a little more complexity and balance from such a well regarded Willamette Valley producer. Flavor profile right now very dark fruit and blueberry dominant. A real crowd pleaser right now and hopefully with more age the expected balance and elegance will start to show.

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