This is why we really love our friends who have the sense to purchase and cellar great wines until they are ready to drink. We caught this one just in time. Popped the cork and poured a fairly brown wine, with some bottle funk on the nose. But, for everyone in this tasting group's immense pleasure, just a minute of air cleared up the nose, revealing a truly superb, perfectly aged Oregon Pinot. The resulting taste was as harmonious as any wine I have ever tasted. The nose has a mature cherry meets sandalwood aroma. The fruit is completely integrated with all the other flavor components so you don't have to, and don't want to differentiate the oak, tannins, acid, or alcohol. So smooth it almost tastes sweet.
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2/8/2022 - goodbertgrapes wrote: 98 Points
Keeps on kickin! Near perfect for my palate. Bright cherries with earth and soul. Have about 30min air and appreciate your patience.
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4/12/2014 - foobarski Likes this wine: 91 Points
Still absolutely luscious.
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12/21/2013 - Mike Kopanski wrote: 90 Points
This is why we really love our friends who have the sense to purchase and cellar great wines until they are ready to drink. We caught this one just in time. Popped the cork and poured a fairly brown wine, with some bottle funk on the nose. But, for everyone in this tasting group's immense pleasure, just a minute of air cleared up the nose, revealing a truly superb, perfectly aged Oregon Pinot. The resulting taste was as harmonious as any wine I have ever tasted. The nose has a mature cherry meets sandalwood aroma. The fruit is completely integrated with all the other flavor components so you don't have to, and don't want to differentiate the oak, tannins, acid, or alcohol. So smooth it almost tastes sweet.
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8/1/2013 - Ewhite30 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Great bottle of wine. Red cherries, slight tartness and some faint herbal notes. Softly elegant, pleasant in every way.
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9/15/2012 - Clarkmeister wrote: 94 Points
A big surprise - this was amazing. Smooth and silky with great balance. Loved it.
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