2008 Hamacher Pinot Noir Willamette Valley

Community Tasting Notes (11) Avg Score: 90.8 points

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  11/2/2023 - mlemaire wrote: 95 Points

  Cherries and antique furniture, transparent and fully evolved. This was just fantastic and a bit of a surprise. So good but don't wait.

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  9/16/2019 - lake.vino Likes this wine: 95 Points

  This is the highest score I've rated any OR Pinot. A balanced, satiny/velvety textured wine redolent of black cherry and raspberry, with cinnamon and star anise spice and hints of cocoa. Tannins resolving now, with great acidity carrying fresh fruit through a minute long finish. I could have mistaken this for a more modern, riper cotes de nuits easily - and one with a substantive pedigree. This is just now reaching peak, and I suspect has 3-5 years ahead of it. I am seldom truly wowed by a New World wine - but this one did it.

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  7/13/2018 - hards1 wrote:

  Drink now! That’s all I’ll say. Perfectly balanced. Hint of black cherry touch of tannins. Wow!

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  11/19/2017 - kjlund wrote: 92 Points

  For being a 2008, I was very pleasantly surprised (I love Pinots but tend to prefer earlier in the drinking window). Still drinking quite well, which speaks to the caliber of Hamacher Pinot Noir. Light-to-medium color. Not as juicy as a younger vintage might be, but a lot of the characteristic spicy, dark cherry nose. Nine-year aging has brought an incredibly silky, smooth finish. Wish I had more in the cellar...

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  1/26/2015 - behm0027 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  On the nose, bright red fruit (berries, cherry), leather, and baking spices. Abundant cherry on the palate. Medium-bodied, good acidity. Drinking well right out of the bottle.

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