2011 Big Table Farm Pinot Noir Willamette Valley

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  5/15/2024 - Bellissimo wrote:

  PnP, consumed over multiple hours. Cork was in fantastic shape for a recent secondary market purchase. Out the gate this was singing. A little darker red fruits and just a sense of cola over loam. By hour 2 the cola had blown off and it was more juicy red fruits (raspberry, pomegranate, boysenberry) and lots of pine needles and sap. Definitely acid driven towards the end of the bottle (not sharp or harsh) but almost leaned California Central Coast in its profile. Still very pretty and drinking very well past the 2019 drinking window.
  
  If you have some (I still have one), ENJOY.

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  7/24/2018 - Labrador Likes this wine: 86 Points

  No formal notes but very nice.

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  8/19/2017 - WG Johns@n Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This bottle offers great QPR and has actually added some decent weight for a vintage characterized as light. It offered a great cross of spice, rhubarb and enough funk to let you know its from Oregon. Absolutely no rush to drink but it is in a great drinking window. I could see this going 4-5 years with no degradation.

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  4/20/2017 - SeaWine wrote: 90 Points

  Wonderful, expressive nose cherry with floral accents, with the cherry carrying through to the palate with other red fruits. Though it wasn't my first (or second thought) for pairing, it had enough acidity to drink on day 3 with ground lamb seasoned with garam masala. This was both approachable enough for easy drinking (that is not damning with faint praise) and complex enough to interest OR Pinot lovers. Earthy notes (that I enjoy in WV Pinot) were nicely integrated.
  
  This was Big Table Farm's "entry level" Pinot Noir, and very nicely done.

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  2/20/2016 - Bellissimo Likes this wine:

  This is in just such a pretty spot now. Dropped into a decanter, consumed over the next 2+ hours. Light and ethereal an acid driven wine with tart (not under-ripe) red fruit (raspberry, rhubarb, strawberries) rose pedals, cinnamon, with just a touch of forest floor.
  
  Last of the two bottles I had; so wish I had more. These so called "off" vintages from WV can over deliver in the hands of the right producer. Thank you Brian and Clare. Final thought: label said 12.8% alcohol; love that too!

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