Black cherry cola and sweet oak notes on the nose. Chocolate, toffee, leather, loam and baking spices. Surprisingly good acidity given the ABV. No noticeable heat, and the oak seems to have integrated quite nicely. After an hour the fruit started emerging more. Felt a bit rich for my taste, but still enjoyable and other quite liked it. Drinking at peak, but it has the acidity to keep it there for a few more years I suspect.
ABV: 14.9% Closure: natural cork Decant: 1h Stem: Gabriel-Glass StandArt
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A phenomenal wine that just kept getting better and better. WE says it is now at its peak (2006 Willamette Valley). My last bottle. Sigh!!!! Paired with Panko-crusted Walleye salmon. Phenomenal w/o the salmon....and better with it.
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5/9/2021 - rcb25 Likes this wine:
Black cherry cola and sweet oak notes on the nose. Chocolate, toffee, leather, loam and baking spices. Surprisingly good acidity given the ABV. No noticeable heat, and the oak seems to have integrated quite nicely. After an hour the fruit started emerging more. Felt a bit rich for my taste, but still enjoyable and other quite liked it. Drinking at peak, but it has the acidity to keep it there for a few more years I suspect.
ABV: 14.9%
Closure: natural cork
Decant: 1h
Stem: Gabriel-Glass StandArt
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1/23/2019 - jcrives Likes this wine: 93 Points
Part of a 13 year vertical purchase we got from RR...a classic great Wilamette Ribbon Ridge Pinot. Cant wait for the next one.
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12/12/2017 - mossreport Likes this wine: 94 Points
One of the best pinot's that I have ever had.
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1/7/2017 - Charlie.Gail Likes this wine: 97 Points
A phenomenal wine that just kept getting better and better. WE says it is now at its peak (2006 Willamette Valley). My last bottle. Sigh!!!! Paired with Panko-crusted Walleye salmon. Phenomenal w/o the salmon....and better with it.
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3/23/2016 - Charlie.Gail Likes this wine: 94 Points
It's been almost three years since I had my last bottle of the '06. It remains a wonderful Pinot Noir.
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