2018 McKinlay Pinot Noir

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 86.3 points

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  10/4/2022 - seemore glass Likes this wine:

  Standard profile for this talented producer: transparent and delicate on the palate, medium-long finish, and remarkably reasonably priced. This 2018 still benefited from 1 hour+ aeration in bottle.

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  3/25/2021 - PIntag wrote:

  Nice light but flavorful Pinot. On the simple side, but quite pleasant and great accompaniment with lighter fare - in our case, homemade chicken burritos. I found the flavor profile to be nice and without a metallic note that the previous post describes.

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  2/28/2021 - chablis28 wrote: 84 Points

  On paper this wine should be right in my wheelhouse. Love the weightless feel and red fruited profile but there was something I didn't care for in the flavors. My btl had a metallic edge I didn't care for that made it fairly unappealing, for me. Likely just an off btl. Doubt Ill revisit.

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  1/28/2021 - wlsch Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Cherry, red fruit, some vanilla from oak, slight spice, some earthy funk. Lighter body but smells and tastes like Willamette Valley PN. And (as Tunaguy pointed out) it's $18 retail. What's not to like? It's not something to hold, but it should drink fine over the next couple of years.

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  12/23/2020 - tunaguy Likes this wine:

  light and airy with florals and funk. red fruited and some vanilla. not for everyone but for me a very nice wine, especially at $18

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