Dinner at Our New Home (Our Place, Hong Kong): Dark crimson colour and totally opaque, which is a bit of a surprise given its age. Nose is distinctively New World assertive fruit...blackberry and raspberry.....still surprisingly fruit-driven and primary. Palate is fresh, refreshing, very well baanced, lots of nice layers of strawberry, raspberry...then some sous-bois, bit of smoke. Nice acidic poise. A really great palate. Finish is quite resonant and persistent....lovely light, chiffonesque fruit.. remniscent of fruit-flavoured mineral water - not dilute, just nicely light. A bit too primary compared to the Louis Jador Beaune 1er Cru Les Bucherottes we drank alongside it but otherwise very similar in lightness of weight.
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Colour relatively fresh red with hint of brown in the edges. Smell of cherry, and lots of other smells difficult to find words for, but delicious. Taste complex and long lasting, dominated by cherry and red fruit. Almost no tannins, Should drink now! Very good and fresh, despite the age of 12 years. Will buy more!
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Solid bottle. Everything is still strong and rockin'. Medium garnet color.The nose is soy sauce, sea weed and mint. Initial palate still shows good full-bodied fruit. Mid palate broadens incorporating a nice balanced background of tannins and acidity. Finish is medium long and clean (there's just the faintest signs of old age at the very end, so it definitely won't improve anymore). Nice bottle, drink up.
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Nice mature Pinot with good complexity and a smooth, mature palate. Not as intense on the nose as I could have hoped for, but very nice nonetheless. Drink now.
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WCC Oregon Pinot Noir Tasted Blind (Salty's Pub, Clifton Park, NY): Appealing nose of wet stones and ripe strawberries. In the mouth, rich cherries. More body and thickness than the others wines in this flight. Is it much younger? Nice. Should drink well for 5 more years.
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Drank with Copper River Salmon. This is "just right" in terms of bottle age- nicely resolved, a good well-rounded wine drinking at peak. Hopefully this wasn't really my last bottle...
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Ruby, turning garnet at the rim. Mature nose of dusty red fruits, leather, barnyard. Zingy red berries, asian spice, barnyard, earth, gentle chewy midpalate tannin. Low(+) to medium(-) acidity, a little more cut would have been nice. Tasty and quite mature, though a little lacking in complexity or other excitement. I recommend checking in on this soon if you have a few. Leftovers were a little tired on day 2, with leathery, dried fruit flavors.
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Wish I would have decanted, end of this bottle was very good. Got a lot of funk and little fruit initially, but the last glass was spectular. Fruit, strawberry flavors that tasted complete.
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Decanted for one hour prior to serving. Given the fact that this was a magnum we were all taken aback by the lack of fruit present. Good otherwise but still somewhat disappointing. Paired with a roasted turkey with a cornbread-plum stuffing.
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Pungent nose, with more than a little pinot funk; scents of wild strawberry and shades of fresh mint. This wine has developed nicely, providing layers of exotic red fruits and silky integrated tannins. Gamey flavors also emerge with aeration, which I have found to be common with maturing OR pinots. A nice, tart finish provides refreshment rather than distracts, and I can see this wine providing good drinking for another 2-5 years. I really like the 98 vintage for OR.
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Oh boy! This was a good one. Fully integrated on the palate distinctive nose of forest floor and cherries. We were both impressed. Served with a Stikine River salmon that was BBQ'd perfectly.
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Tasted July 15, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Lenox Grand Bordeaux glass. Dusty rose color in the glass, slightly dusty throughout. Nose of forest floor, black cherries, berries and maybe a little smoke. Flavors of red berries, a little red licorice, a little cherry and maybe some mineral. Medium acidity with silky tannins. Drink now, perhaps hold a few years. No value recommendation. NOTE: PURPLE says “this is how I like my Pinot Noir”.
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Best bottle I have had since release. Tasted with a cumin spice rubbed pork tenderloin. A but if sulfur/eggy smell at first, but this is a nice pinot- Cherry and cranberry notes, with some spice and nutmeg specifically. Refreshing acidity. Over time picked up some tartness and moved solidly to the cranberry side of things.
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Ok...but definitely on the way down. Drank with Thanksgiving Turkey....but the intensity of the flavors I remembered from drinking this vintage earlier were gone. The fruit remainded but the entire experience was middling.
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This bottle was great; much better than I remember the previous bottle we consumed a few months ago. The color was deep red and there was a nice full aroma. The taste was of rich rasberries and maybe a bit of strawberry accented by spices - possibly cloves or vanilla with a hint of herbs. We had this with grilled salmon and grilled Romaine salad and it was the perfect match. I cannot imagine this wine getting any better than it is right now.
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(My #3, Group #1 - by a landslide) Deep brighter pruple red. Bright sweet aroma with a hint of wet socks and banana. Rich red fruit with a zingy finish. 1/05
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Cherry and bubble gum like aromas with some earth. Light bodied, with flavors of red berries, earth and some acidic citrus. Fruit aromas came through at first, but midpalate lacks the fruit this wine had the few times I drank it younger. Somewhat of a disappointment; the remaining fruit is somewhat singular and this wine is pleasant, but not all that interesting...
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Tasted over dinner side by side with a 1998 Domaine Drouhin Laurene. There was a noticeable difference between the two with the Laurene being significantly better. This wine was very pleasant but not overly exciting. It was a bit lacking in aroma and concentration. The flavors were typical of Oregon Pinot Noir. I am not sure that this wine will benefit from further aging.
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Very pleasant. Candied raspberries. Bright acid. Clean mouthfeel. Not as silky as Pinot can be but not choppy either. I have to say though, my palate has shifted. Last year at this time I was WILD for Pinot. Now I find it pleasant, but it rarely rocks my world. Bordeaux is what is inspiring me now...
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10/16/2023 - DaleW wrote:
Not as expressive as a recent 1999, some black cherry, espresso, still some tannic structure. B
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12/7/2014 - Bil Likes this wine: 86 Points
Sat a few years too long but still pleasant. Cherry and raspberry fruit that has built a couple hours after decanting.
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1/16/2012 - Loren Sonkin wrote: flawed
Ten Year Oregon Pinot Retrospective (02 and ealier) (Lou's): Bottle was over the hill. While not totally dead on the palate, it was maderized probably due to poor provenance.
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8/26/2011 - Goldstone wrote: 89 Points
Dinner at Our New Home (Our Place, Hong Kong): Dark crimson colour and totally opaque, which is a bit of a surprise given its age. Nose is distinctively New World assertive fruit...blackberry and raspberry.....still surprisingly fruit-driven and primary. Palate is fresh, refreshing, very well baanced, lots of nice layers of strawberry, raspberry...then some sous-bois, bit of smoke. Nice acidic poise. A really great palate. Finish is quite resonant and persistent....lovely light, chiffonesque fruit.. remniscent of fruit-flavoured mineral water - not dilute, just nicely light. A bit too primary compared to the Louis Jador Beaune 1er Cru Les Bucherottes we drank alongside it but otherwise very similar in lightness of weight.
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11/29/2010 - Shiaxonna wrote: 93 Points
Colour relatively fresh red with hint of brown in the edges. Smell of cherry, and lots of other smells difficult to find words for, but delicious. Taste complex and long lasting, dominated by cherry and red fruit. Almost no tannins, Should drink now! Very good and fresh, despite the age of 12 years. Will buy more!
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8/29/2010 - oldgrowth45 wrote: 90 Points
Solid bottle. Everything is still strong and rockin'. Medium garnet color.The nose is soy sauce, sea weed and mint. Initial palate still shows good full-bodied fruit. Mid palate broadens incorporating a nice balanced background of tannins and acidity. Finish is medium long and clean (there's just the faintest signs of old age at the very end, so it definitely won't improve anymore). Nice bottle, drink up.
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7/13/2010 - RandJ wrote:
great
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6/23/2010 - Maestro wrote: 89 Points
Nice mature Pinot with good complexity and a smooth, mature palate. Not as intense on the nose as I could have hoped for, but very nice nonetheless. Drink now.
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8/6/2009 - kenv wrote: 91 Points
WCC Oregon Pinot Noir Tasted Blind (Salty's Pub, Clifton Park, NY): Appealing nose of wet stones and ripe strawberries. In the mouth, rich cherries. More body and thickness than the others wines in this flight. Is it much younger? Nice. Should drink well for 5 more years.
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5/17/2009 - ScottG wrote: 92 Points
Drank with Copper River Salmon. This is "just right" in terms of bottle age- nicely resolved, a good well-rounded wine drinking at peak. Hopefully this wasn't really my last bottle...
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10/1/2008 - Easter Everywhere wrote: 90 Points
Very nice, firm, funky, fills in beautifully w/air
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3/24/2008 - bon vivant wrote: 92 Points
Best bottle to date and unfortunately the last one. This evolved very nicely and for much longer than most 1998's
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1/27/2008 - 5laton wrote: 88 Points
Ruby, turning garnet at the rim. Mature nose of dusty red fruits, leather, barnyard. Zingy red berries, asian spice, barnyard, earth, gentle chewy midpalate tannin. Low(+) to medium(-) acidity, a little more cut would have been nice. Tasty and quite mature, though a little lacking in complexity or other excitement. I recommend checking in on this soon if you have a few. Leftovers were a little tired on day 2, with leathery, dried fruit flavors.
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7/5/2007 - Yak wrote:
still a winner
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5/20/2007 - ejca wrote:
Wish I would have decanted, end of this bottle was very good. Got a lot of funk and little fruit initially, but the last glass was spectular. Fruit, strawberry flavors that tasted complete.
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3/11/2007 - MeMyself&I wrote: 87 Points
Decanted for one hour prior to serving. Given the fact that this was a magnum we were all taken aback by the lack of fruit present. Good otherwise but still somewhat disappointing. Paired with a roasted turkey with a cornbread-plum stuffing.
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1/20/2007 - Dale M wrote: 91 Points
Pungent nose, with more than a little pinot funk; scents of wild strawberry and shades of fresh mint. This wine has developed nicely, providing layers of exotic red fruits and silky integrated tannins. Gamey flavors also emerge with aeration, which I have found to be common with maturing OR pinots. A nice, tart finish provides refreshment rather than distracts, and I can see this wine providing good drinking for another 2-5 years. I really like the 98 vintage for OR.
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8/9/2006 - MeMyself&I wrote: 89 Points
Oh boy! This was a good one. Fully integrated on the palate distinctive nose of forest floor and cherries. We were both impressed. Served with a Stikine River salmon that was BBQ'd perfectly.
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7/16/2006 - wineismylife wrote: 92 Points
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Tasted July 15, 2006 at an offline. Opened and served immediately in a Lenox Grand Bordeaux glass. Dusty rose color in the glass, slightly dusty throughout. Nose of forest floor, black cherries, berries and maybe a little smoke. Flavors of red berries, a little red licorice, a little cherry and maybe some mineral. Medium acidity with silky tannins. Drink now, perhaps hold a few years. No value recommendation. NOTE: PURPLE says “this is how I like my Pinot Noir”.
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5/14/2006 - Yak wrote:
mother's day dinner of smoked salmon, brocolli rabe and thai noodles. judy really like it. still balanced but not as intense flavors is used to be.
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2/25/2006 - ScottG wrote: 89 Points
Best bottle I have had since release. Tasted with a cumin spice rubbed pork tenderloin. A but if sulfur/eggy smell at first, but this is a nice pinot- Cherry and cranberry notes, with some spice and nutmeg specifically. Refreshing acidity. Over time picked up some tartness and moved solidly to the cranberry side of things.
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11/27/2005 - phantphant wrote: 84 Points
Ok...but definitely on the way down. Drank with Thanksgiving Turkey....but the intensity of the flavors I remembered from drinking this vintage earlier were gone. The fruit remainded but the entire experience was middling.
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6/18/2005 - Redteeth wrote: 92 Points
This bottle was great; much better than I remember the previous bottle we consumed a few months ago. The color was deep red and there was a nice full aroma. The taste was of rich rasberries and maybe a bit of strawberry accented by spices - possibly cloves or vanilla with a hint of herbs. We had this with grilled salmon and grilled Romaine salad and it was the perfect match. I cannot imagine this wine getting any better than it is right now.
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1/1/2005 - winefool wrote: 92 Points
(My #3, Group #1 - by a landslide) Deep brighter pruple red. Bright sweet aroma with a hint of wet socks and banana. Rich red fruit with a zingy finish. 1/05
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1/1/2005 - Sammy T wrote: 86 Points
Cherry and bubble gum like aromas with some earth. Light bodied, with flavors of red berries, earth and some acidic citrus. Fruit aromas came through at first, but midpalate lacks the fruit this wine had the few times I drank it younger. Somewhat of a disappointment; the remaining fruit is somewhat singular and this wine is pleasant, but not all that interesting...
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11/11/2004 - Redteeth wrote: 85 Points
Tasted over dinner side by side with a 1998 Domaine Drouhin Laurene. There was a noticeable difference between the two with the Laurene being significantly better. This wine was very pleasant but not overly exciting. It was a bit lacking in aroma and concentration. The flavors were typical of Oregon Pinot Noir. I am not sure that this wine will benefit from further aging.
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5/20/2003 - Eric wrote: 87 Points
Very pleasant. Candied raspberries. Bright acid. Clean mouthfeel. Not as silky as Pinot can be but not choppy either. I have to say though, my palate has shifted. Last year at this time I was WILD for Pinot. Now I find it pleasant, but it rarely rocks my world. Bordeaux is what is inspiring me now...
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5/3/2003 - Easter Everywhere wrote: 87 Points
Clear med-dark ruby, aromas of berry, citrus, pine sap, subtle wood, spice, earth, b2+, a3, t3, bright & tart fruit up front, slightly sour finish, w/rhubarb, sour cherry, nice & restrained, almost bitter finish
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