I had a bottle of this just two months ago, on T-Giving day. As with pinot noir that I enjoy drinking, for me it needs some chill, a little cooler than room. Last night, we had this wine but it didn't have that same cooler edge of my last bottle and what I noticed from this room temp experience (was about 68-70 degrees) was the wine's richness comes through far stronger, mainly in the aromatic that was a bit fumey. Getting past that part, the wine's fruit is juicy, with acidity and raspberry, loamy cherry, richer-edged. Sam said the wine is 14.1% but the nuance of that richness, at least what I learned last night and reaffirms how I approach serving pinot noir, is that some need the best temp to show best. Drink with a slight chill, as this is good stuff, just a little bigger in tone.
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Initial pop and pour; let sit for 30 minutes in the glass; plum color with a good bit of brick red at the edge; cloudy, hazy and upon inspection, a lot of sediment in the bottle...so I decanted; nose of baking spcies, baked strawberry, light citrus notes; much deeper and mellow (whatever the opposite of "bright" would be) for what I expected from an Anderson Valley Pinot; palate of semi-tart strawberry, rhubarb, sweetened baked cranberry, darker red fruits and very fruit-forward and rich, but still a touch of minerality; great, mouth-watering acid on the back end and with a medium finish. Day 2 was just the same after warming from sitting int he fridge.
I was really curious about two things: (1) whether this wine was unfiltered as there was so much sediment for such a young wine and (2) why it was so fruit-forward, as I was expecting much more of a minerality to it. So, I emailed Sam Sheehan, the winemaker. This was her response regarding 2010: "The year started off cold, so growers removed the leaf cover to forward ripening, and therefor had no protection. Everyone wanted to pick during the heat, so all of the picking crews were busy. We weren't able to pick until the last day. That is the reason the wine tastes more fruit forward. It is unfined and unfiltered. That would explain the sediment." Overall, a great wine made by a great individual. Kudos Sam!
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Opened for Thanksgiving dinner. Samantha did such a nice job with this wine, I really enjoy this wine a lot. It has a fresh, red fruited, pure quality that really makes it sing. Leans into the strawberry, raspberry jam qualities, with that richer edge yet the wine remains balanced, with acidity and focus. Bit of mineral and tannin still in the finish, a winner. Well done!
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PnP. Light Ruby color. Med/Slow legs. Cassis, Cherry, Cola and Subtle Earth on the nose. Tastes of Ripe Cherry, Tart Cherry, (Pineapple?) and Blackberry. Smooth texture. Excellent tart balance. Med/Long finish. 14.1% ABV.
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This is really delicious, open for about 90 mins. Smokey, little meaty element on nose. The palate is really a lot about red fruit, not on the lean side, but creamier, with red cherry, strawberry and orange rind. Inside the palate, therre is a nice loamy note, a bit of truffle. Really, lots of cool things going on. Finishes with good acidity and a light kick of hard jolly rancher candy. I'm taking this to dinner and I'm certain my son in law and I will kill this thing so if the wine changes, I'll add an update but this shows again right now as well as it did this past June.....about 2 ozs left from last night so plenty to add some final thoughts. Drinking about 65 degrees. Color is moderately dark. Aromatics are very similar to last night--maybe a hint of whole cluster (?), and the palate now shows some of those too, providing a meaty note. The fruit is a bit denser today too. There is good texture here, a bit of density to the black cherry, black raspberry fruit. The finish has a cranberry, orange zest zing to it. Overall, this is good pinot, with good complexity and flavor. If I had any negative to offer, is that it's just denser on the palate than maybe some will like but I think if you put a little more of a chill on it, that note would soften but it doesn't bother me. For a drink window, I would say now through 2016.
Great wine. Cherry and raspberry flavors were strong that I expected. I would actually say the flavor that came through was more of a cherry pie. It was a nice pinot, but a bit different than anything I have experienced. I actually felt that this could have been a really good, really heavy Cru Beaujolais. Great wine
This has really evolved from yesterday, and beyond the last bottle. Dark cherry, citrus peel (not lime, not lemon...something neither my wife nor I could put our finger on, but we both hit on some kind of citric acid flavor), earth tones. Bumping the score up a point, but with a long decant, probably 8-12+ hours at least. I think this will last a while.
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Decanted for 3+ hours. This is a very nice Pinot that can certainly hold its own in more expensive company.
I was first introduced to Poe by David and Monica at 750 wines during a tasting there early this year. I've enjoyed it from that very first taste, and it definitely improves if you give it a decant for a few hours or more. Cherry, earth tones, hint of Pinot funk :)
Decant for a few hours now or hold.
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Cali and Burgs Blind (FMIII in the OC): Blind guess burg, wrong! This is a nice wine and demanded lots of chatter afterwards. I wanted to re-taste it afterwards but the bottle was gone. Will have to looks these guys up, had not had the wines before.
Rank: #2 or 4 in Second Flight
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This bottle was a leftover from last weekend's Laura's House charity event that Samantha had provided her wine. With the extra bottle, and realizing the dinner was a week away, I saw a good opportunity to slip the wine into the dinner and pour it blind. To be transparent, I did not know which bottle was Sam's as when I numbered them, I simply mixed the bottles really well and they were very much blind to me, too. That said, this wine stood on its own and it did great. A few people guessed Rivers-Marie, perhaps Summa, and it does seem like a RM-like expression, which is interesting as Sam's chardonnay that we drank last weekend during the charity event reminded me a lot of the RM Thieriot chardonnay. To the notes...the wine has a terrific texture, shows blue fruit, good acid, mineral, some loam and the RM orange peel/zest, along with candied red apple. This is super pinot noir, it's time I got off my ass and ordered some from Sam. Done.
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Another Round of California Vs Burgundy Blind (Frank Murray's Casa): Served blind. Pretty nose being bright with lots of citrus. Juicy palate with a lean feel. More citrus and an almost mineral like note. The finish felt a bit cleft giving it a bit of a bite. All the citrus and lean feel made me guess Rivers Marie.
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Pop and pour and followed over 3 hours. (Served with crakcers and cheese.) Good bright color. Presents a wonderful nose of spice and red fruits. There is a touch of sweetness at the forefront but nicely framed with spice and some earthy notes (mushrooms, forest floor). Good concentration of flavor with balance and depth. Well done.
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Interesting combination of new world (fruit bomb) with old world (earth/spice). Decanted, drank over 5 hours. Enjoyed all the way through but not sure that its a great QPR at $48.
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Second time having this wine in the last couple of months. A bit closed down compared to the last time. Granted this was pop and pour at Mustard's Grill. Very young wine which I think will benefit from some time in the cellar. All that said this has such a purity of fruit that I love. Balances between the feminine and masculine styles. Great wine.
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Had the 2009 several months ago but this blows it away. The nose on this is seductive with nice spice, cloves, red berries. Jumps out of the glass. The palate has amazing balance with plenty of powerful yet lithe fruit. A great wine that will continue to improve over the next several years.
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9/14/2015 - jhieb Likes this wine: 92 Points
Gaining weight. Wish I had more of this to hold for a few years.
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12/14/2014 - jhieb Likes this wine: 91 Points
There is a surprising funkiness to the nose, along with darker berry fruit. Still very focused and precise.
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8/14/2014 - jhieb Likes this wine: 91 Points
Wow, what a dramatic change. This is much more mellow, deep, and smooth today than it was a year ago.
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1/19/2014 - brigcampbell wrote:
POE Wines - Winemaker's Dinner with Samantha Sheehan (The Loft @ The Montage - Laguna Beach, CA): Previously tasted 18 months earlier in a blind event and really liked it. It's getting better. The nose is the bomb, beautiful black fruit. Palate shows ripe red berry and medium toast. Finishes with a bit of acid and sandalwood.
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1/19/2014 - Frank Murray III wrote:
I had a bottle of this just two months ago, on T-Giving day. As with pinot noir that I enjoy drinking, for me it needs some chill, a little cooler than room. Last night, we had this wine but it didn't have that same cooler edge of my last bottle and what I noticed from this room temp experience (was about 68-70 degrees) was the wine's richness comes through far stronger, mainly in the aromatic that was a bit fumey. Getting past that part, the wine's fruit is juicy, with acidity and raspberry, loamy cherry, richer-edged. Sam said the wine is 14.1% but the nuance of that richness, at least what I learned last night and reaffirms how I approach serving pinot noir, is that some need the best temp to show best. Drink with a slight chill, as this is good stuff, just a little bigger in tone.
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1/3/2014 - tcufletch wrote: 92 Points
Initial pop and pour; let sit for 30 minutes in the glass; plum color with a good bit of brick red at the edge; cloudy, hazy and upon inspection, a lot of sediment in the bottle...so I decanted; nose of baking spcies, baked strawberry, light citrus notes; much deeper and mellow (whatever the opposite of "bright" would be) for what I expected from an Anderson Valley Pinot; palate of semi-tart strawberry, rhubarb, sweetened baked cranberry, darker red fruits and very fruit-forward and rich, but still a touch of minerality; great, mouth-watering acid on the back end and with a medium finish. Day 2 was just the same after warming from sitting int he fridge.
I was really curious about two things: (1) whether this wine was unfiltered as there was so much sediment for such a young wine and (2) why it was so fruit-forward, as I was expecting much more of a minerality to it. So, I emailed Sam Sheehan, the winemaker. This was her response regarding 2010: "The year started off cold, so growers removed the leaf cover to forward ripening, and therefor had no protection. Everyone wanted to pick during the heat, so all of the picking crews were busy. We weren't able to pick until the last day. That is the reason the wine tastes more fruit forward. It is unfined and unfiltered. That would explain the sediment." Overall, a great wine made by a great individual. Kudos Sam!
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11/28/2013 - Frank Murray III Likes this wine:
Opened for Thanksgiving dinner. Samantha did such a nice job with this wine, I really enjoy this wine a lot. It has a fresh, red fruited, pure quality that really makes it sing. Leans into the strawberry, raspberry jam qualities, with that richer edge yet the wine remains balanced, with acidity and focus. Bit of mineral and tannin still in the finish, a winner. Well done!
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8/14/2013 - sabrage Likes this wine: 92 Points
PnP. Light Ruby color. Med/Slow legs. Cassis, Cherry, Cola and Subtle Earth on the nose. Tastes of Ripe Cherry, Tart Cherry, (Pineapple?) and Blackberry. Smooth texture. Excellent tart balance. Med/Long finish. 14.1% ABV.
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1/19/2013 - Frank Murray III wrote:
This is really delicious, open for about 90 mins. Smokey, little meaty element on nose. The palate is really a lot about red fruit, not on the lean side, but creamier, with red cherry, strawberry and orange rind. Inside the palate, therre is a nice loamy note, a bit of truffle. Really, lots of cool things going on. Finishes with good acidity and a light kick of hard jolly rancher candy. I'm taking this to dinner and I'm certain my son in law and I will kill this thing so if the wine changes, I'll add an update but this shows again right now as well as it did this past June.....about 2 ozs left from last night so plenty to add some final thoughts. Drinking about 65 degrees. Color is moderately dark. Aromatics are very similar to last night--maybe a hint of whole cluster (?), and the palate now shows some of those too, providing a meaty note. The fruit is a bit denser today too. There is good texture here, a bit of density to the black cherry, black raspberry fruit. The finish has a cranberry, orange zest zing to it. Overall, this is good pinot, with good complexity and flavor. If I had any negative to offer, is that it's just denser on the palate than maybe some will like but I think if you put a little more of a chill on it, that note would soften but it doesn't bother me. For a drink window, I would say now through 2016.
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1/11/2013 - moudy wrote: 92 Points
Great wine. Cherry and raspberry flavors were strong that I expected. I would actually say the flavor that came through was more of a cherry pie. It was a nice pinot, but a bit different than anything I have experienced. I actually felt that this could have been a really good, really heavy Cru Beaujolais. Great wine
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11/11/2012 - Hazevedo wrote: 93 Points
- Crimsom color.
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10/24/2012 - wineberg Likes this wine: 92 Points
TN on Day 2...
This has really evolved from yesterday, and beyond the last bottle. Dark cherry, citrus peel (not lime, not lemon...something neither my wife nor I could put our finger on, but we both hit on some kind of citric acid flavor), earth tones. Bumping the score up a point, but with a long decant, probably 8-12+ hours at least. I think this will last a while.
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9/23/2012 - jhieb wrote: 91 Points
Raspberries explode from of the glass. Blood orange and lemon zest.
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9/1/2012 - wineberg Likes this wine: 91 Points
Decanted for 3+ hours. This is a very nice Pinot that can certainly hold its own in more expensive company.
I was first introduced to Poe by David and Monica at 750 wines during a tasting there early this year. I've enjoyed it from that very first taste, and it definitely improves if you give it a decant for a few hours or more. Cherry, earth tones, hint of Pinot funk :)
Decant for a few hours now or hold.
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6/18/2012 - brigcampbell wrote:
Cali and Burgs Blind (FMIII in the OC): Blind guess burg, wrong! This is a nice wine and demanded lots of chatter afterwards. I wanted to re-taste it afterwards but the bottle was gone. Will have to looks these guys up, had not had the wines before.
Rank: #2 or 4 in Second Flight
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6/16/2012 - Frank Murray III wrote:
This bottle was a leftover from last weekend's Laura's House charity event that Samantha had provided her wine. With the extra bottle, and realizing the dinner was a week away, I saw a good opportunity to slip the wine into the dinner and pour it blind. To be transparent, I did not know which bottle was Sam's as when I numbered them, I simply mixed the bottles really well and they were very much blind to me, too. That said, this wine stood on its own and it did great. A few people guessed Rivers-Marie, perhaps Summa, and it does seem like a RM-like expression, which is interesting as Sam's chardonnay that we drank last weekend during the charity event reminded me a lot of the RM Thieriot chardonnay. To the notes...the wine has a terrific texture, shows blue fruit, good acid, mineral, some loam and the RM orange peel/zest, along with candied red apple. This is super pinot noir, it's time I got off my ass and ordered some from Sam. Done.
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6/16/2012 - WetRock wrote:
Another Round of California Vs Burgundy Blind (Frank Murray's Casa): Served blind. Pretty nose being bright with lots of citrus. Juicy palate with a lean feel. More citrus and an almost mineral like note. The finish felt a bit cleft giving it a bit of a bite. All the citrus and lean feel made me guess Rivers Marie.
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5/2/2012 - t_moderne wrote: 92 Points
Pop and pour and followed over 3 hours. (Served with crakcers and cheese.)
Good bright color. Presents a wonderful nose of spice and red fruits. There is a touch of sweetness at the forefront but nicely framed with spice and some earthy notes (mushrooms, forest floor). Good concentration of flavor with balance and depth. Well done.
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4/21/2012 - daniel.jay wrote: 91 Points
Interesting combination of new world (fruit bomb) with old world (earth/spice). Decanted, drank over 5 hours. Enjoyed all the way through but not sure that its a great QPR at $48.
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1/18/2012 - fdub wrote: 92 Points
Second time having this wine in the last couple of months. A bit closed down compared to the last time. Granted this was pop and pour at Mustard's Grill. Very young wine which I think will benefit from some time in the cellar. All that said this has such a purity of fruit that I love. Balances between the feminine and masculine styles. Great wine.
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11/17/2011 - fdub wrote: 94 Points
Had the 2009 several months ago but this blows it away. The nose on this is seductive with nice spice, cloves, red berries. Jumps out of the glass. The palate has amazing balance with plenty of powerful yet lithe fruit. A great wine that will continue to improve over the next several years.
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