Black cherry, cinnamon, rhubarb, vanilla bean, and tons of acidity. Better with more air, and better on day 2. A farmer’s wine that barely makes it out of the valley.
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Red candy apple, seaweed, dark chocolate cayenne truffle, and whole-cluster steminess on the nose. Palate has sweet black cherry, boysenberry, and plenty of acidity. Stephen Goff is the winemaker at Colene Clemens and clearly knows what he’s doing.
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This is young and austere, very McMinnville. Lots of lavender and mint on the nose, then cinnamon and cola with more air. On the palate, sour cherry and chalky mineral are clamped down by wild, drying tannin. Needs a few years at least, but probably 10.
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9/22/2013 9:30:00 AM - Where did you find the bottle of Gelsaia Cecchetto? In Lexington? Thanks in advance for enlightening me. Also, for what it's worth, if you think Burgundy sucks, you haven't had the right Burgundy yet... Cheers!
4/28/2013 1:31:00 PM - Thanks for the comment... Lol. It actually does make it easier for me when tasting 15+ wines at a wine club while writing. It was an interesting theme that night ... South America. Not a favorite.
11/29/2012 6:02:00 PM - The Casa Lapostolle was not really decanted, but left to breathe in the bottle. The spillage was all my fault. I bumped into the bottle and it fell over. Thank God it didn't break. We had enough wine left for the evening. It was just the two of us.
2018 Schaad Cellars Pinot Noir Trampled Oracle Vineyard
5/14/2024 - Giggs wrote: 89 Points
Black cherry, cinnamon, rhubarb, vanilla bean, and tons of acidity. Better with more air, and better on day 2. A farmer’s wine that barely makes it out of the valley.
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2018 Stephen Goff Pinot Noir Weber Vineyard
5/12/2024 - Giggs wrote: 92 Points
Red candy apple, seaweed, dark chocolate cayenne truffle, and whole-cluster steminess on the nose. Palate has sweet black cherry, boysenberry, and plenty of acidity. Stephen Goff is the winemaker at Colene Clemens and clearly knows what he’s doing.
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2019 Day Wines Pinot Noir Momtazi Vineyard
5/11/2024 - Giggs wrote: 90 Points
This is young and austere, very McMinnville. Lots of lavender and mint on the nose, then cinnamon and cola with more air. On the palate, sour cherry and chalky mineral are clamped down by wild, drying tannin. Needs a few years at least, but probably 10.
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