[Blind] Punchy but cool red berry infused with floral high notes and subtle smoke. Youthful but starting to thin out a touch. Guesses were all over including Burgundy and Rhone. Obviously new world in hindsight. Very interesting to try.
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The old wine funk took 2 hours to blow off. After that it has red fruits plums, strawberry is faint. The wine is somewhat past its prime but very enjoyable. Rich with flavors and mdium bodied drink now. This bottle was signed by winemaker. A friend gave me this bottle.
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Oregon Pinot Noir (Mark's): Really nice showing for this wine. Ruby in color. This was the oldest bottle on the table but it drank quite fresh. Very distinct wine. The nose has cherries with a green herbal note (maybe tarragon). On the palate, the green note continues but turns more rosemary. Lots of cherry fruit. still some tannins. Also a bit of root beer. The green note is very interesting an enjoyable as a foil to the red fruit. Nice finish. This is going strong and seems to be in no danger. Pretty impressive.
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Profound and complex aromas of red and black fruits, vanilla, cola. Delicious, plush texture with cedar, earth, and complex berry and cherry notes. Still bursting with freshness and complexity. Full, round, generous, deft finish. ready to drink but can withstand a few more years easily.
Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, fairly clear looking. Nose of birch, black berries and black cherries. Flavors of black berries, black cherries and black raspberries. Medium acidity, medium tannin, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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Medium red with some bricking. A savory nose of dried cherries, herbs, and earth. Notes of ripe cherries, toffee, and herbs on the palate. Good. Drink up.
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Medium ruby, with slight bricking. Stewed red fruits, earth, and herbs on the nose. Ripe raspberries, toffee, and herbs on the palate. Very enjoyable. Drink up.
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PnA for 2 hours. Pretty open from the get go. Oranging garnet color. Dried leaves, spice, vanilla and red berries/cherry. Not overtly fruity on the palate, but still leans on the silky/thick side with some light acidity and soft tannin, barely detectable mineral. Not finesseful nor complex texturally or flavor. Good with grilled chicken, polenta with sauteed cauliflower/carmelized onion and garlic.
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Much, much better than the 2002 Louise which we drank right before this one. The 2005 still is showing balance of fruit and minerals. Was very nice with pork tenderloin and cherry wine sauce. Ready to drink now, do not wait.
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Garnet color in the glass, fairly clear looking. Unfortunately the wine was very mildly corked. Besides the taint you could pick up on some aromas of Briar patch, birch, dishwater and a hint of potpourri. However, as the wine sat in bottle over the course of the evening the TCA become pronounced to the point of undrinkable. Shame.
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Developing meaty, herby characteristics overlaying heavy red almost cherry fruits. Fresh and fruity on the palate - herby, thyme, dark red fruits. Long long finish. Delicious
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My final bottle of this and I wish I had a case more. Beautiful Pinot. Darker in color than most with a classic nose of earth and fruit. Beautiful balance and integration and a flavor profile of earth, mushrooms, and muted red fruits. Fresh. A touch of tartness. Beautiful. Cannot wait for the King salmon fillet on the grill to be ready!!!
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This may be better than a 92 but I tend to be a little conservative with my ratings. This has all the great characteristics of a Burgundian Pinot with a touch of the north west or Sonoma. Herby, earthy aromas with mint followed by flavors of herby mint and terroir and just a touch of the dark berry and strawberry. Outstanding and a must have for that special occasion. HMR.
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Garnet color fading to brick red on the rims. Nose of brett, blackberry, hibiscus and pencil lead. Blueberry notes jump to the front with raspberry and cassis wrapped up green pepper with vanilla saddle leather. Medium body that coats the mouth and leaves you with a nice long finish.
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Great nose! Took a while to open up (about 1 hour). Started with a lot of wood, but it integrated nicely as the fruit came forward. Blue and blackberry, leather, hint of smoke,and a hint of spice. Just a little bit of Oregon pinot funk. Moderate tannins.
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Although not my style of Pinot, it was very nice. Nose of oak, smoke and red berries on the back end. Nice crisp acidity on the palate. Flavors of red berry, but none of the mushroom and earth that I prefer in my Pinot. Kind of high price point to say that it is a good QPR. Would not purchase again.
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Oregon Pinot Tasting (Waterford Wines Milwaukee): commented that eola-amity hills are of decomposing granite. smaller berries are produced leading to more hefty concentrated wines. yes, deeper color. more tannic for sure. ben on the nutmeg spice. their is a woody curtain around most of these wines upto this point. that whole burn out tyre mark is the aroma here. yes, much more tannin indeed.
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After 30 minutes open still showing its wood a touch on the nose. A nice harmony between fruit and nutmeg and barrel spice. Mid palate is soft and complex. The finish is short but I believe that is because of the tannins buried on the back. They creep up over a long period. Still young and highly enjoyable.
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Very nice with phesant. Delicious pinot, very well balanced, nice fruit. I was initially worried by the cork on this bottle that had seepage to the entire length. Turned our okay though.
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Suspected this might be a little young. Opened the first night, let it breathe for an hour, still tight. Night two, moving a bit, blackberry, cassis, but quite a bit of tartness that throws off the balance. Needs time, I've had Louise Vineyard many times, once the tartness mellows this will be nice.
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This is an outstanding Oregon Pinot. It has the potential to hit 94 with a few more years. Beautiful nose, wonderful blend of oak, blackcurrant, coffee with a spectacular blended finish. Perfect balance. This one was tough to find and luckily I was able to nail down a case.
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12/29/2020 - The Vines That Bind wrote: 91 Points
[Blind] Punchy but cool red berry infused with floral high notes and subtle smoke. Youthful but starting to thin out a touch. Guesses were all over including Burgundy and Rhone. Obviously new world in hindsight. Very interesting to try.
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9/14/2018 - wine-enthusiast Likes this wine: 89 Points
The old wine funk took 2 hours to blow off. After that it has red fruits plums, strawberry is faint. The wine is somewhat past its prime but very enjoyable. Rich with flavors and mdium bodied drink now. This bottle was signed by winemaker. A friend gave me this bottle.
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3/10/2018 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Another Saturday at Chevalier...Mostly Blind (Chicago, IL): Tasted double blind. I thought this a very good Vosne Villages. Spicy, rich black and red cherry with good weight and very good balance. Still bright and vibrant.
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11/16/2016 - Loren Sonkin wrote: 92 Points
Oregon Pinot Noir (Mark's): Really nice showing for this wine. Ruby in color. This was the oldest bottle on the table but it drank quite fresh. Very distinct wine. The nose has cherries with a green herbal note (maybe tarragon). On the palate, the green note continues but turns more rosemary. Lots of cherry fruit. still some tannins. Also a bit of root beer. The green note is very interesting an enjoyable as a foil to the red fruit. Nice finish. This is going strong and seems to be in no danger. Pretty impressive.
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5/30/2016 - woodsylord Likes this wine: 93 Points
Profound and complex aromas of red and black fruits, vanilla, cola. Delicious, plush texture with cedar, earth, and complex berry and cherry notes. Still bursting with freshness and complexity. Full, round, generous, deft finish. ready to drink but can withstand a few more years easily.
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10/15/2015 - wineismylife wrote: 93 Points
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Tasted double blind.
Garnet to dark garnet color in the glass, fairly clear looking. Nose of birch, black berries and black cherries. Flavors of black berries, black cherries and black raspberries. Medium acidity, medium tannin, medium to full bodied. Drink or hold.
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1/13/2014 - nav2u Likes this wine: 89 Points
Medium red with some bricking. A savory nose of dried cherries, herbs, and earth. Notes of ripe cherries, toffee, and herbs on the palate. Good. Drink up.
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12/10/2013 - nav2u wrote: 88 Points
Seems to be in its dotage, but still has notes of red fruits, earth, and herbs. Drink soon.
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11/24/2013 - nav2u Likes this wine: 90 Points
Medium ruby, with slight bricking. Stewed red fruits, earth, and herbs on the nose. Ripe raspberries, toffee, and herbs on the palate. Very enjoyable. Drink up.
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11/4/2013 - thomaskeil wrote: 88 Points
PnA for 2 hours. Pretty open from the get go. Oranging garnet color. Dried leaves, spice, vanilla and red berries/cherry. Not overtly fruity on the palate, but still leans on the silky/thick side with some light acidity and soft tannin, barely detectable mineral. Not finesseful nor complex texturally or flavor. Good with grilled chicken, polenta with sauteed cauliflower/carmelized onion and garlic.
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6/24/2013 - jeffreymmckay Likes this wine: 89 Points
Much, much better than the 2002 Louise which we drank right before this one. The 2005 still is showing balance of fruit and minerals. Was very nice with pork tenderloin and cherry wine sauce. Ready to drink now, do not wait.
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1/19/2013 - miadelt wrote: 89 Points
Good wine; but a little sweet and lacking earthy flavors.
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5/5/2012 - 52winelover wrote: 91 Points
Very good with our KY Derby eve salmon. Excellent Pinot Noir
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12/3/2011 - wineismylife wrote: flawed
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Tasted non blind. Opened and served immediately.
Garnet color in the glass, fairly clear looking. Unfortunately the wine was very mildly corked. Besides the taint you could pick up on some aromas of Briar patch, birch, dishwater and a hint of potpourri. However, as the wine sat in bottle over the course of the evening the TCA become pronounced to the point of undrinkable. Shame.
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5/14/2011 - millwhat wrote:
Developing meaty, herby characteristics overlaying heavy red almost cherry fruits. Fresh and fruity on the palate - herby, thyme, dark red fruits. Long long finish. Delicious
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2/8/2010 - dsimmons wrote: 93 Points
My final bottle of this and I wish I had a case more. Beautiful Pinot. Darker in color than most with a classic nose of earth and fruit. Beautiful balance and integration and a flavor profile of earth, mushrooms, and muted red fruits. Fresh. A touch of tartness. Beautiful. Cannot wait for the King salmon fillet on the grill to be ready!!!
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1/2/2010 - SDWineLovers wrote: 92 Points
This may be better than a 92 but I tend to be a little conservative with my ratings. This has all the great characteristics of a Burgundian Pinot with a touch of the north west or Sonoma. Herby, earthy aromas with mint followed by flavors of herby mint and terroir and just a touch of the dark berry and strawberry. Outstanding and a must have for that special occasion. HMR.
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11/26/2009 - Wino Joe wrote: 92 Points
Thanksgiving Pinot!
Garnet color fading to brick red on the rims. Nose of brett, blackberry, hibiscus and pencil lead. Blueberry notes jump to the front with raspberry and cassis wrapped up green pepper with vanilla saddle leather. Medium body that coats the mouth and leaves you with a nice long finish.
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11/11/2009 - WinePT wrote: 90 Points
Great nose! Took a while to open up (about 1 hour). Started with a lot of wood, but it integrated nicely as the fruit came forward. Blue and blackberry, leather, hint of smoke,and a hint of spice. Just a little bit of Oregon pinot funk. Moderate tannins.
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5/23/2009 - mmurry wrote: 90 Points
Oregon, Whites and Pinot Noir (Farpointe Cellar): THe nose had blackberry, spice, cherry, forest floor, and a little spice. The palate was soft, and had raspberry, cherry, spice, and earth.
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5/2/2009 - MagnumGourmet wrote:
Although not my style of Pinot, it was very nice. Nose of oak, smoke and red berries on the back end. Nice crisp acidity on the palate. Flavors of red berry, but none of the mushroom and earth that I prefer in my Pinot. Kind of high price point to say that it is a good QPR. Would not purchase again.
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3/11/2009 - nzinkgraf wrote:
Oregon Pinot Tasting (Waterford Wines Milwaukee): commented that eola-amity hills are of decomposing granite. smaller berries are produced leading to more hefty concentrated wines.
yes, deeper color. more tannic for sure. ben on the nutmeg spice. their is a woody curtain around most of these wines upto this point. that whole burn out tyre mark is the aroma here. yes, much more tannin indeed.
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3/11/2009 - Ben Christiansen wrote:
After 30 minutes open still showing its wood a touch on the nose. A nice harmony between fruit and nutmeg and barrel spice. Mid palate is soft and complex. The finish is short but I believe that is because of the tannins buried on the back. They creep up over a long period. Still young and highly enjoyable.
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3/8/2009 - brich wrote: 91 Points
see my previous notes. Just a terrific, drinkable Pinot
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2/28/2009 - brich wrote: 92 Points
A lovely Pinot. Opens up after about 1/2 hour. Nice fruit, not too forward. Balanced and complex.
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1/11/2009 - dsimmons wrote: 91 Points
Very nice with phesant. Delicious pinot, very well balanced, nice fruit. I was initially worried by the cork on this bottle that had seepage to the entire length. Turned our okay though.
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6/9/2008 - 8trigram wrote: 90 Points
Suspected this might be a little young. Opened the first night, let it breathe for an hour, still tight. Night two, moving a bit, blackberry, cassis, but quite a bit of tartness that throws off the balance. Needs time, I've had Louise Vineyard many times, once the tartness mellows this will be nice.
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5/10/2008 - brich wrote: 92 Points
This is an outstanding Oregon Pinot. It has the potential to hit 94 with a few more years. Beautiful nose, wonderful blend of oak, blackcurrant, coffee with a spectacular blended finish. Perfect balance. This one was tough to find and luckily I was able to nail down a case.
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