The last of my original WineBerserkers order. Opened about 90 minutes prior to the first pour to allow this wine to air out. Much more of a rich purple color than your standard Pinot with sharp blue and red fruit aromas.
The 14.7% ABV figure is no joke, as this wine is more than medium-bodied with ample acidity and good grip from the tannins. Excellent concentration with notes of black currant, blackberry, cranberry, and sweet tobacco. Good length on the finish. It's important to note also that each glass is just a little better than the one before.
Similar to the Ariane, but to a slightly lesser extent, this wine will benefit from more cellar time. If you can't wait however, it's excellent now.
PnP and had with pasta and broccoli. Definitely needed some time to open up. The color was dark and rich, black cherry flavor with a somewhat full body with smooth tannins. Only complaint was that it may have tasted a bit "grapey" but all in all very solid and pleasant to drink. Would be a good sipper as well as pairing with food
Popped and poured. Deep purple core; notes of black cherry, pomegranate, raspberry, crushed stone. Medium to full bodied, extracted, good depth, excellent acidity which provides good structure and grip. Needs a few years in the cellar to integrate; will need to relocate from my wife’s “safe to drink” cellar and hide them away in mine! Should merit a higher rating with time.
2018 Marie-Paule Pinot Noir, 93pts/Editors’ Choice (WE) (50/50% destemmed/whole cluster)—$32 retail, see tasting notes below. 167 cases produced, only 76 remain. Cortell-Rose Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.
WE Tasting Notes: “This cuvée was half fermented with whole clusters. It’s a precise, focused wine—the blackberry and black cherry fruit has a gentle squirt of lemony acidity. It’s lively and clean, with no sulfites added, and a lovely showcase for this outstanding vineyard.” 93pts., Editors’ Choice, P. Gregutt, Wine Enthusiast, Oct 2020
“Moderately dark garnet color in the glass. Delicate aromas of blackberry, black currant and sweet tobacco. Well-endowed with lavish, dark fruits that offer more pop and finishing length than that found in the Colette bottling. There is a little more, but not intrusive, tannic spine evident (than the Colette).” 91 pts., Rusty Gaffney, Prince of Pinot, Nov 2020
Very fruit forward pinot. Has some structure but the relatively high abv was not apparent or off-putting. Enjoyable now but needs some time to evolve a little more complexity to be the wine I had hoped it would be. Looking forward to comparing to Colette.
Very hapoy with this, red fruits and depth started showing after e0 minutes in glass and got better over 2 hours. Expect this to be 92-93 in 3 or so years
7/15/2023 - _Al_Gore_Rhythm_ wrote: 91 Points
The last of my original WineBerserkers order. Opened about 90 minutes prior to the first pour to allow this wine to air out. Much more of a rich purple color than your standard Pinot with sharp blue and red fruit aromas.
The 14.7% ABV figure is no joke, as this wine is more than medium-bodied with ample acidity and good grip from the tannins. Excellent concentration with notes of black currant, blackberry, cranberry, and sweet tobacco. Good length on the finish. It's important to note also that each glass is just a little better than the one before.
Similar to the Ariane, but to a slightly lesser extent, this wine will benefit from more cellar time. If you can't wait however, it's excellent now.
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10/27/2021 - Coupe 60 Likes this wine:
PnP and had with pasta and broccoli. Definitely needed some time to open up. The color was dark and rich, black cherry flavor with a somewhat full body with smooth tannins. Only complaint was that it may have tasted a bit "grapey" but all in all very solid and pleasant to drink. Would be a good sipper as well as pairing with food
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7/28/2021 - yasha Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very nice p/n. my last bottle.
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4/23/2021 - yasha Likes this wine: 91 Points
really good after an hour of opening , its a buy
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3/18/2021 - tbabes wrote: 90 Points
Popped and poured. Deep purple core; notes of black cherry, pomegranate, raspberry, crushed stone. Medium to full bodied, extracted, good depth, excellent acidity which provides good structure and grip. Needs a few years in the cellar to integrate; will need to relocate from my wife’s “safe to drink” cellar and hide them away in mine! Should merit a higher rating with time.
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2/15/2021 - Steve Simmons Likes this wine:
2018 Marie-Paule Pinot Noir, 93pts/Editors’ Choice (WE) (50/50% destemmed/whole cluster)—$32 retail, see tasting notes below. 167 cases produced, only 76 remain. Cortell-Rose Vineyard, Eola-Amity Hills AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.
WE Tasting Notes: “This cuvée was half fermented with whole clusters. It’s a precise, focused wine—the blackberry and black cherry fruit has a gentle squirt of lemony acidity. It’s lively and clean, with no sulfites added, and a lovely showcase for this outstanding vineyard.” 93pts., Editors’ Choice, P. Gregutt, Wine Enthusiast, Oct 2020
“Moderately dark garnet color in the glass. Delicate aromas of blackberry, black currant and sweet tobacco. Well-endowed with lavish, dark fruits that offer more pop and finishing length than that found in the Colette bottling. There is a little more, but not intrusive, tannic spine evident (than the Colette).” 91 pts., Rusty Gaffney, Prince of Pinot, Nov 2020
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2/11/2021 - bcg14 wrote: 89 Points
Higher acid, which integrated with time. Darker berry flavors - more reminiscent of a CA pinot.
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2/9/2021 - Giller63 Likes this wine: 89 Points
Very fruit forward pinot. Has some structure but the relatively high abv was not apparent or off-putting. Enjoyable now but needs some time to evolve a little more complexity to be the wine I had hoped it would be. Looking forward to comparing to Colette.
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2/4/2021 - Max S. Likes this wine: 91 Points
Very hapoy with this, red fruits and depth started showing after e0 minutes in glass and got better over 2 hours. Expect this to be 92-93 in 3 or so years
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2/3/2021 - yasha Likes this wine: 92 Points
this taste very good after two hours o opening.love it
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12/28/2020 - shorty01 Likes this wine: 92 Points
This drinks like a Pinot twice the price. Plenty of room to grow. Excellent value.
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