2006 White Rose Estate Pinot Noir Dragon's Bluff Maresh Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  9/29/2015 - tahaus wrote: 86 Points

  Wine opened tight, acidic, little fruit, and heavy cedar notes. Surprising as this wine and vineyard was my favorite from the White Rose 2006 vintage. However, after an hour and a half, it opened up to nice crushed rose pedals, some cassis, cedar notes still there but less pronounced. Please decant for at least an hour....

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  6/9/2015 - Dulcie and Aylwin wrote:

  Standard Market had the Copper River at $15.99 per pound, so what can one do? Another opportunity to evaluate the White Rose holdings: comparing the Maresh from '06. A couple of years ago at the vineyard one of the (newly uniformed) hostesses pronounced these were "falling off the table." I am happy to inform that this is not the case at all.
  
  Clear red with a hint of brick and slightly pale rim. Explosive funk with slightly resinous, spicy component. Moderate acid, distinct volcanic minerality, structure, tart cherries, good length. You could hold for a while.

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  11/11/2013 - pwillen1 wrote:

  no signs of age. Very savory, but with good fruit too. I expected more alcohol given the vintage but it was in check. Light on the tannins. Drink now and over the next few years.

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  9/27/2013 - birdman5828 wrote: 93 Points

  Lots of cherry berry fruit. nice complexity. Very nice balance and good length on the finish.

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  3/27/2012 - vanpe003 wrote: 92 Points

  2012 Cellar Cleaning - Take 1: Opened this today in the middle of a cellar housecleaning to see if I would renew the club shipment from this winery. I actually wanted to dislike this wine, in order to make my decision easier. Some lists/clubs need to be culled.
  
  But I do like this wine. Quite a bit. On the nose, a pleasant mix of sweet fruits and Oregon funk, with some resin and forest floor thrown in. More of the same on a medium bodied palate. Finish is medium length, and remains somewhat tannic. If I had more of this, I'd save it for another couple of years, at which point it could be truly stunning assuming the tannins fade away a bit to lengthen out the finish.

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