7/13/2023 - wlsch Likes this wine:

PnP. Dark cherry, red berries, spice, earth, a bit of sulfur/reduction but that blows off with some time in the glass. Medium body and medium+ acidity. It's still got a fair amount of tension, but it's certainly come along a lot since my last note in June 2021. It's got a really strong core of fruit, but it also has a pretty intense acidic spine. There's some moderate tannins in the finish, but they're well integrated. I love the balance and think this has a great future. For me all that's missing is several more years of bottle age.

11/24/2022 - mattym19 wrote:

DG ??/20??
Nose has a sort of funk, overripe apples, yellow fruits, orchard fruits, hint of coconut. Palate tastes flat to me, apricots, very cider-y. For $30 this is great, but at the $50 I paid for it I’m not so sure. It’s possible it’s slightly corked, but not having tasted this producer and cuvée before I can’t really be sure.

9/3/2022 - gbanks wrote:

Why aren't there more California roses like this. Beautiful Provence style freshness yet also a touch of neutral-ish oak that adds a interesting finish.

4/5/2023 - oropeza Likes this wine:

Very New Zealand Sauv Blanc profile: Grass, gooseberry and that little bit of is it cat pee? Is it? Nah, it's not. Hints. Seriously though, core is lean and mean and finish is medium on good acidity. I'm not sure how much value there is here since you can still get a bottle of Oyster Bay at $13-$14... might keep this around another night to bump against something like that and see if there's value here.

3/24/2023 - Charlie Carnes wrote:

I feel bad; I did not get to have a sip of either bottle that I opened tonight for my birthday… My friends said the wine was excellent, so I’m glad to at least put that out here.

12/30/2022 - LikeABC Likes this wine:

should have bought a case and not just a three pack that are sadly all gone

10/8/2022 - oropeza Likes this wine:

As before, maybe integrated a bit better... this is probably my favorite vintage.

1/23/2022 - Kirk Grant wrote:

This is fu@king amazing right now. Dammit, I'll probably drink every bottle I have in the next year if they're all as complex, layered, and haunting as this bottle. Scents of forrest floor, autumnal leaves, spice, seasoned birch fire-wood, & clove are just the start of the whirlpool of shifting notes. The palate is lean with a flash of lushness that's hard to put to words. It's like there's a shift in the mid-palate from light to full bodied...but only for a second. Dammit these wines are brilliant...just brilliant. The most enjoyable young Pinot Noir I've had from Oregon.

7/31/2020 - oropeza wrote:

Night 1: Closed, black fruit, vegetal, tannic chew. Left most of the bottle for night 2: Black fruit up front, herbal and pepper core, long finish on good chew. Overall nice structure and probably could use a long decant.

11/13/2021 - mattym19 Likes this wine:

DG ??/20??
Nose is a bit musty, almost like coconut husk, with some challah bread and vanilla custard. Palate is initially very bubbly (might have been my crazy driving ; ) but after it settles down it is quite nice with more challah, raspberries and cream, almond butter and a lime zest finish. Really nice on its own and actually quite good with BBQ (!)

10/24/2021 - fdub Likes this wine:

Rich and herbs 🌿

10/11/2021 - OregonLoafer wrote:

Weirdly sour and reductive. Not the typical cameron funk. Stayed tart on day two. Better with food. Will hold my second bottle for quite a while, but there’s so much bottle variability with Cameron that who knows.

9/8/2021 - pbaek wrote:

Dark ruby color. Expressive nose of ripe cherry fruit and flowers, somewhat sweet on the palate but not overly so. A hint of green, vegetables, as well and marks of chalk. Rich, full bodied Pinot Noir, clearly darker than its counterpart in Burgundy, but also unique and singular and delicious. So much material here, so I’m sure this will age beautifully and settle down in 3-5 years. At Palægade with Per Ø.

12/31/2020 - oropeza Likes this wine:

Last bottle of our original case! Like the last one, bretty at pop, however this time the bandaid-ish flavors blew off fairly quickly, leaving a red fruit opener in front of an earthy core and a longish finish on acidity. Great lean shape, keeping with the original spirit of the wine and 2010 in Oregon... this was fun taking a case like this through 8 years.

11/29/2020 - oropeza Likes this wine:

At pop: Black fruit up front moving into a brambly, earthy core with very big mouthfeel from cottony tannin and a shot of acidity, finishing very long on both. Day 2 (along with an hour in the glass): Red fruit joins the party, along with better integration of flavors, cedar, coffee and herbs on the core. Yum. Definitely recommend a decant on this one to open it up.

11/9/2020 - drmarclevine Likes this wine:

Absolutely delicious. Spicy black plum, anise, menthol, and oregano all in evidence on the nose. In the mouth it was a harmonious blend of spicy black fruit, licorice, and warmed green herbs. Assertive acidity balanced by generous sun-dappled fruit with plenty of crunchy limestone-laden soil. Racy, deep, and focused. Ready now but will hold for 3-5 more years easily. Perfect with rare lamb chops with a cornmeal, mustard, and rosemary crust.

3/27/2020 - Coupe 60 Likes this wine:

PnP and am amazed at the quality of this. Well balanced on the feminine side . Vibrant red fruit, delicious. This might be one of the best QPRs I have had in some time. If this comes back on wine Library wine text, I am sending it in...

8/13/2020 - Djfermentation Likes this wine:

My wife poured this blind for some friends and I last night at Trellis in Dundee and it was great! Definitely shows a bit more old world than domestic and was terrific with the roast chicken and risotto. Drank it alongside a couple other Willamette Chardonnays and it was as appreciable as any. Probably need to buy a bunch more.

3/14/2020 - GraffCellar Likes this wine:

Love this wine.
So sorry I had to finish it out of a Starbucks cup running through SeaTac Airport!

3/21/2020 - rrchavez wrote:

I don’t actually know how I feel about this bottle. We drank blind with Pinots from other regions (Burgundy, Russian River, Carneros) and it was rather flat. It did show color age ( brown). Perhaps it was past its prime?

8/31/2019 - sleepyhaus wrote:

This bottle was advanced, and overall I'm far from convinced by Cameron chards. Let me start by saying I'm a huge fan of Cameron pinot noir. Buy a lot every year. But I've had poor results with the chardonnays. The regular WV bottling has shown extremely cidery to me. This DH bottle has been all over the place, showing quite round and lacking zip even at its best, and now with a bottle that was definitely flawed/advanced. Doesn't appear to be a closure issue, but who knows. I hear so many good things about WV chardonnay, and as a fan of the pinots I want to like the same producers' chards, but for unless someone changes my mind soon I'll just keep buying Chablis and some white burg to meet my chardonnay needs.

3/30/2019 - D'Yquembe Mutumbo wrote:

Big, fleshy New World fruit bomb. Not at all my style and the least favorite wine of the night by the dinner party. Hopefully future bottles mellow and balance a bit, otherwise these are going to be given away as gifts to wine noobs!

7/14/2019 - oropeza Likes this wine:

Red and melon fruit (strawberry and watermelon) up front moving quickly into a chalky, saline, vegetal core... a cliantro kind of soapiness?... good lift on the finish. Opened next to the Bedrock Ode To Lulu and most of us preferred the Californian (I was the lone dissenter, then again I love cilantro and chalky, saline wines)

4/23/2019 - oropeza wrote:

Floral and black fruit up front, moves quickly into an earthy and slightly funky core before running smack into bigtime acidity on the backend. Fits perfectly into the framework we've been using to reason about the recent Oregon vintages: 2015 heat, 2016 tannin, 2017 acidity.

4/6/2019 - bevetroppo Likes this wine:

Pale straw color with gold highlights. Beguiling nose of crushed oyster shells, sea breeze and ripe honeydew melon. Creamy lees-driven texture with sweet melon and teasing tropical flavors, salinity, and a tight, dry acid-driven finish.

I stopped eating oysters and raw shellfish (for now) following an extraordinarily violent case of shellfish poisoning a few months ago that I wouldn't wish on anyone. But a glass of this makes me pine for them. Muscadet is one of the wine world's true underdogs and deserves more love.

12/7/2017 - unstrucksound Likes this wine:

Wine was off-balance and a bit iffy (little oak integration) out of the bottle but really came alive on Day 2. Good to excellent depth. White flowers and lemon curd with a saline quality. 12.1% alcohol. Moderate to lengthy finish. Surprising complexity. Fermentation in barrel, 16 months aging (50% new and 50% neutral Burgundy barrels). Definitely one to have a sip the night before and return to the fridge to enjoy the next day(s). Drank it all up on Day 2 but could see this developing further on Day 3. Very enjoyable. Good/Excellent. Paired well with goat cheese.

6/5/2016 - saturnaisland wrote:

A good wine although even after being open for a day I think too young. It has good fruit, tannins and structure with some Mediterranean spice. A bit austere at this point and perhaps missing the intensity of flavour I have experienced in other vintages of wine from this area. Hope to try it again in a few years.

2/8/2016 - Charlie Pendejo Likes this wine:

I have nothing to add to the hundreds of notes below; just thinking, in a Repo Man world with wines sporting black-Helvetica-on-white generic labels, this would be a terrific candidate to represent "Old World Red."

10/26/2015 - Buckwheet wrote:

Bought at Santa Fe wine shop on recommendation of manager. Had high expectations but was badly disappointed. Fruit was present on first taste but faded immediately. Acidic and somewhat flavorless on mid-palate and finish. Wasn't corked just terribly mediocre. Hopefully, this was a "bad" bottle. Otherwise, I cannot figure out how others rated this wine so high. My wife and I could not get past first glass. Tried the next day without noticeable improvement so I poured it out. Total waste of $35.

11/6/2015 - oropeza wrote:

Tight at pop, with some raisin on the nose. Eventually built towards a complex mouth with pepper, black fruit and baking spices. Long and chewy.

9/21/2013 - oropeza wrote:

Lemon and lemongrass. Much better balance though when paired with roasted chicken, stuffing and beets. Missing minerality. Not good value at $30, can get much better Macon Chard at price, but enjoyable and it is fairly unique in terms of being WA Chard.

2/8/2015 - oropeza wrote:

Muddy red fruit, which I enjoy... but, sadly a brett bomb.

4/9/2014 - Matt T Likes this wine:

Very new world with some nice character. Is it me, or I do detect a bit of yam?

8/16/2013 - oropeza Likes this wine:

Raspberry, strawberry. Earthiness. Extremely balanced. One of the better CdPs I've had. Very very nice and drinkable right now.