A beautiful wine and one of the best Oregon Pinots I can remember having. Ripe red raspberry fruit in perfect balance with medium acidity and light-medium body with well integrated oak. I’m sure this could make older bones, but I actually think this will be at its best in 2-3 years when the fruit is still vibrant but develops more complexity and secondary flavors. Bravo Marcus.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Pop n pour after a couple hours this clear and Clean 2016 is crunchy fresh showing red berries and cherries , minty and forestry notes on the nose, this is really bright and nice and complex. strong aromatic flavors but clocking in at only 13.5%, this is still concentrated on the palate and really nicely balanced with fruit and earth. Lovely Pinot noir expression that drinking very well right now.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Blinded for folks and everyone called Burgundy. This is really classy pinot noir. Beautiful balance, expressive fruit, hint of earthiness, lingering finish. Really tasty stuff at crazy good pricing.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Medium/light weighted Savory, sweet, stoney black cherry, red alpine strawberry, red currant Red cherry acidity (balanced/medium) Clean sappy fruit Smooth finish with a little spice
Quaffable, but not overly simple. A light touch, but slightly more touch and riper than the Kelley Fox wines I tried a months prior. Look forward to my next bottle in 5YRs? Can go longer...
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Short notes from a tasting with Marcus Goodfellow:
Deep and perfumed on the nose. Wonderful fruit and florals, with another dimension to its character. Great mix of soil, fruit, and florals. It has sap and density without weight with the character of WR fruit, but it seems to have an extra gear with more intensity, nuance, and most importantly harmony. If the '17 Long Acre was a great 1er cru expression, this has grand cru gravitas. A serious, cohesive wine with bright future. One of the best domestic pinots I’ve had, maybe the best.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No
/ Comment
Pinot in the City (Chicago, IL): Walk around tasting, brief note. While cluster spice and brightness comes through clearly. Lots of charm and balance, with good weight and enough structure to offset its ripeness.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
2016 Heritage No. 7, Whistling Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir - Even amongst the overwhelming quality of the 2016 vintage, this wine is something truly special. Crunchy red fruits, the classic red currant of Whistling Ridge, perfumed lilac and alpine black strawberry. Thoughtful, quietly complex, black and aged green tea, darker wild forest fruit, warm polished olive wood, and the hint of thorn and bramble. Sourced from the Beloved Acre of Whistling Ridge, the first vines to catch the wind coming in from the North
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
Obviously still young but an interesting wine right now. Did a quadruple aeration to help open it up. Not giving up a lot of aromas, some mild raspberry and faint underbrush. Light body, pours almost pink but settles into a light cherry red in color and clear opacity. Tastes of sweet strawberry and cherry, mildly tart but not sour, giving a succulent juicy coating in the mouth. Nice tannins to follow with some decent acidity and spiciness on a medium-long finish. Will be interesting to see how this matures.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No
/ Comment
First time with a Goodfellow wine, but thankfully it won’t be the last. Clarity, purity and elegance are the first things that come to mind. Then the tannins kick in, and it’s clear that this wine means business. It has balance, but in a serious way. I could just quaff it, as the entry is fruity and friendly, but it’s compelling enough that I just can’t do that. The ripe strawberry and cherry fruit persists through to the finish, so that friendliness stays present, and promises that, aligned with the fine structure, there is ample room for development over the next several years. This is convincing stuff.
11/11/2023 - SARED wrote: 91 Points
After a lot of air: black cherry, savory strawberry, pine needle, elegant/crystalline, med acidity, bitter cherry pits, 91-92
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
1/29/2022 - Iskama Likes this wine: 93 Points
A beautiful wine and one of the best Oregon Pinots I can remember having. Ripe red raspberry fruit in perfect balance with medium acidity and light-medium body with well integrated oak. I’m sure this could make older bones, but I actually think this will be at its best in 2-3 years when the fruit is still vibrant but develops more complexity and secondary flavors. Bravo Marcus.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/7/2021 - Wine G Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pop n pour after a couple hours this clear and Clean 2016 is crunchy fresh showing red berries and cherries , minty and forestry notes on the nose, this is really bright and nice and complex. strong aromatic flavors but clocking in at only 13.5%, this is still concentrated on the palate and really nicely balanced with fruit and earth. Lovely Pinot noir expression that drinking very well right now.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
6/14/2020 - mye wrote:
Blinded for folks and everyone called Burgundy. This is really classy pinot noir. Beautiful balance, expressive fruit, hint of earthiness, lingering finish. Really tasty stuff at crazy good pricing.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
3/25/2020 - SARED Likes this wine: 92 Points
Medium/light weighted
Savory, sweet, stoney black cherry, red alpine strawberry, red currant
Red cherry acidity (balanced/medium)
Clean sappy fruit
Smooth finish with a little spice
Quaffable, but not overly simple. A light touch, but slightly more touch and riper than the Kelley Fox wines I tried a months prior. Look forward to my next bottle in 5YRs? Can go longer...
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
1/12/2020 - cct wrote: 95 Points
Short notes from a tasting with Marcus Goodfellow:
Deep and perfumed on the nose. Wonderful fruit and florals, with another dimension to its character. Great mix of soil, fruit, and florals. It has sap and density without weight with the character of WR fruit, but it seems to have an extra gear with more intensity, nuance, and most importantly harmony. If the '17 Long Acre was a great 1er cru expression, this has grand cru gravitas. A serious, cohesive wine with bright future. One of the best domestic pinots I’ve had, maybe the best.
1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment
7/16/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points
Pinot in the City (Chicago, IL): Walk around tasting, brief note. While cluster spice and brightness comes through clearly. Lots of charm and balance, with good weight and enough structure to offset its ripeness.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
5/12/2019 - Seanwsmithm3 wrote:
2016 Heritage No. 7, Whistling Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir - Even amongst the overwhelming quality of the 2016 vintage, this wine is something truly special. Crunchy red fruits, the classic red currant of Whistling Ridge, perfumed lilac and alpine black strawberry. Thoughtful, quietly complex, black and aged green tea, darker wild forest fruit, warm polished olive wood, and the hint of thorn and bramble. Sourced from the Beloved Acre of Whistling Ridge, the first vines to catch the wind coming in from the North
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/13/2019 - DrBad Likes this wine: 91 Points
Obviously still young but an interesting wine right now. Did a quadruple aeration to help open it up. Not giving up a lot of aromas, some mild raspberry and faint underbrush. Light body, pours almost pink but settles into a light cherry red in color and clear opacity. Tastes of sweet strawberry and cherry, mildly tart but not sour, giving a succulent juicy coating in the mouth. Nice tannins to follow with some decent acidity and spiciness on a medium-long finish. Will be interesting to see how this matures.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
4/3/2019 - Rieslingfan wrote:
First time with a Goodfellow wine, but thankfully it won’t be the last. Clarity, purity and elegance are the first things that come to mind. Then the tannins kick in, and it’s clear that this wine means business. It has balance, but in a serious way. I could just quaff it, as the entry is fruity and friendly, but it’s compelling enough that I just can’t do that. The ripe strawberry and cherry fruit persists through to the finish, so that friendliness stays present, and promises that, aligned with the fine structure, there is ample room for development over the next several years. This is convincing stuff.
4 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1)
2/19/2019 - MikeATL Likes this wine: 93 Points
Exploring Goodfellow and Kelley Fox PN (Canoe, Atlanta, GA): Beautifully pure dark cherry with a little spice, it took a little time to open but it did so with great class.
2 people found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment