Very well balanced but not particularly expressive right now. Blackcurrant, strawberry, powdered mushrooms. Hardly budged across 3 hours in a decanter. Maybe I should have held this another 5-10 years to go for autumnal tertiary complexity, which was the original plan when purchased at the winery in 2013. The 2011 Rhys Alpine earlier this weekend had more complexity and structure and therefore potential, as this was flat and boring in comparison. A lovely complement tp n'juda-seared tuna (but so would just about anything). Pretty classic Oregon PN overall, just pricey. 92 quality but 90 experience for me on this night.
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Incredibly smooth, floral in an interesting way. Fresh air. Clean cotton. Plum. Apricot. Lavender maybe. One of those bottles I suddenly regret opening because it should have been saved for something really special. Great bottle of wine.
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crimson colored -medium legs . Seems a bit too commercial with not a lot of individual character but a reliable new world pinot. Nose of raisin and strawberry . A bit of earthyness and good but undistinguished-MUch better values in the market for this quality
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Fragrant nose. Much deeper color than most Oregon pinots. Brighter fruit, especially cherry, red berries, raspberry and some bramble fruit. Alcohol slightly forward.
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2/2/2024 - mlawren1 wrote: 91 Points
Cherry and some cola with blueberries over a soft core. Nice but not over the top.
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2/19/2018 - silton Likes this wine:
Very well balanced but not particularly expressive right now. Blackcurrant, strawberry, powdered mushrooms. Hardly budged across 3 hours in a decanter. Maybe I should have held this another 5-10 years to go for autumnal tertiary complexity, which was the original plan when purchased at the winery in 2013. The 2011 Rhys Alpine earlier this weekend had more complexity and structure and therefore potential, as this was flat and boring in comparison. A lovely complement tp n'juda-seared tuna (but so would just about anything). Pretty classic Oregon PN overall, just pricey. 92 quality but 90 experience for me on this night.
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7/12/2017 - riversedge Likes this wine: 94 Points
Incredibly smooth, floral in an interesting way. Fresh air. Clean cotton. Plum. Apricot. Lavender maybe. One of those bottles I suddenly regret opening because it should have been saved for something really special. Great bottle of wine.
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5/31/2017 - bjr11 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Nose and first taste of cherry cola, medium finish, pleasant acidity, but I suspect it is not at its peak drinkaliciousness.
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1/18/2015 - tmoritz1 wrote: 89 Points
crimson colored -medium legs . Seems a bit too commercial with not a lot of individual character but a reliable new world pinot. Nose of raisin and strawberry . A bit of earthyness and good but undistinguished-MUch better values in the market for this quality
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5/20/2014 - wadcorp Likes this wine: 90 Points
Fragrant nose. Much deeper color than most Oregon pinots. Brighter fruit, especially cherry, red berries, raspberry and some bramble fruit. Alcohol slightly forward.
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8/1/2013 - rocknroller wrote: 89 Points
Willamette Valley Oregon Trip 4 & 1/2 Days; 7/29/2013-8/4/2013 (Willamette Valley, Oregon): Pretty nice overall, a bit green/stemmy, firm tannins, young.
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7/25/2013 - xcblazer10 Likes this wine: 85 Points
Bold and spicy. Mainly cinnamon on the nose
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6/27/2013 - 1964vintage wrote: 87 Points
Nose is fantastic, however, palate and finish are very mild. Would have expected much more at this price point.
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