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Willamette Valley Vineyards, Elton Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2007
If you like French Burgundy, you'll love this bottle of wine. This is another bottle from Willamette Valley Vineyards, that ironically, has a style more akin to France than Oregon. Oregon is typically known for "bigger" Pinots: full, dark ... |
Jan 2, 2010 |
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Beaux Freres, Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, 2006
Apparently 2009 was difficult for just about everybody if you read all those end-of-year editorials and remembrances. 2009 was especially hard on our family. So what did we drink New Years Eve? We decided on carpe diem, and broke open one of our Beaux ... |
Jan 1, 2010 |
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Willamette Valley Vineyard, Pinot Gris, 2008
Here's another wine we got from Willamette Valley Vineyards. And while we review a lot of Pinot Noir, we also like the Gris and Blanc cousins. This one smells like pear, and lime ... and peach! This was a well balanced and tasty Pinot Gris and was not ... |
Dec 13, 2009 |
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Willamette Valley Vineyards, 'Whole Cluster Fermented', Pinot Noir, 2008
Lots of people love Pinot Noir because of the thrill in the inability to really know what you're going to find inside the bottle. Pinots, more so than other varietals, can be hit and miss. Usually these people (myself included) love the highs so much ... |
Dec 6, 2009 |
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Yamhill Valley Vineyards, 'Reserve', Pinot Noir, 2005
A couple years ago when the 2005 Oregon Pinots were being released, I have to say I was disappointed. I'd sip and it was as if someone poured orange juice into my glass of wine. Citrus. Acid. Not pleasant. So, of the ones I had bought, into the ... |
Nov 28, 2009 |
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J Christopher, Willamette Valley, 'Floyd's Cuvee', Pinot Noir, 2007
I often troll the stores for Pinots I haven't tried, or perhaps vintages that I haven't sampled. One here, one there. And more often than not, I open a bottle months, sometimes years later, and find a gem here and there. "Darn!" I think, ... |
Nov 27, 2009 |
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Cheap (and good) Oregon Pinot Noir
The only good thing I can say about the recession is the effect it's had on the price of Oregon Pinot Noir lately. It's true that growers and vintners need to be compensated and encouraged to do what they do (and to do is so well). But still, I love ... |
Nov 15, 2009 |
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McKinlay, Pinot Noir, 2007
My goodness, this is a bonafide eighth wonder of the world: cheap and good Oregon Pinot. This was only 14.99 (or $13.50 if you buy 6) at Freddie's. So this is seriously a steal -- just to get that out of the way. However, if you are a big, jammy Oregon ... |
Nov 14, 2009 |
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Spinnaker, Pinot Noir, 2007
I picked up this gem of a wine at a gem of a store, Ross Island Grocery: If you've never been you're missing something unique; Ross Island Grocery is a great little destination for those trapped between Barbur and I-5 in Lair Hill (that's just south ... |
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Silvan Ridge, Reserve, Pinot Noir, 2006
The nose was immediately that chemical or alcohol sharpness. Ouch! Then later after that mellowed out, it was nectarine, oak, and maybe some rhubarb. Then later, underneath all that was marionberry. The vanilla was strong. And finally pepper. This was ... |
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Sharecropper's (Owen Roe), Pinot Noir, 2008
This one has lots of wood on the nose, but not too much. Spice. Dust. Vanilla, nutmeg. Cinnamon. A sweetness (not too much). Dirt. And Blueberries. The taste was spicy: pepper. In fact, it's super spicy! Black cherry and a little blueberry? Interesting ... |
Oct 26, 2009 |
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White Rose Wines, 'Nekaia', Dundee Hills, Pinot Noir, 2006
The nose on this was at first dusty. But it also had a really interesting smell, almost a mandarin mixed with something floral -- maybe honeysuckle. Yep, honeysuckle it is. But this smell was not sweet. Later there was a subtle pepper. The fruit was ... |
Oct 25, 2009 |
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Domaine Drouhin, Willamette Valley, Pinot Noir, 2007
It's always been intriguing for me how different wine can be. And I don't just mean varietals, or vintages, or vineyards. I mean the same damn wine. Specifically, I talking about open two different bottles of the same wine. Same wine exactly -- it might ... |
Sep 19, 2009 |
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Methven Family Vineyards, Eola-Amity Hills, Pinot Noir, 2006
The nose was dust, red cherry, and very strong pepper. Later there was a subtle vanilla and bitter sweet chocolate. And something else too. Ahhh, there's rose lives under all that pepper, but it's hard to break on through because the spice is so strong. ... |
Jul 26, 2009 |
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Montinore Estates, Gewürztraminer, 2006
After having a fabulous Alsatian Gewürztraminer recently, I've been on the prowl for a decent Oregon version of the varietal. And this is one that I really liked. Even Denise liked it, and she doesn't normally like white, let along something that ... |
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Medici Vineyards, 'Estate East Block', Pinot Noir, 2002
I have yet to actually ever go out and visit the Medici Vineyards, so I can't help with how they pronounce "medici". Is it ME-de-chee? Or maybe me-DE-chee? Or perhaps meh-deh-CHEE? Someday, I'll find out. Either way, I really like the wines ... |
Jul 21, 2009 |
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J.K. Carriere, Antoinette, Pinot Noir, 2003
I drank this wine the night I found out that my good friend and business partner of 11 years had been killed in a car accident. So this wine was consumed in deep sadness and melancholy with friends. And yet, we wanted to celebrate our friend's life with ... |
Jul 19, 2009 |
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Brooks, 'Runaway Red', Pinot Noir, 2007
The label was intriguing. Red. Trotsky. A hammer and sickle. And words running down the side: "PEACE! BREAD! LAND! WINE!" Okay, the Russians never added that last bit. The back label insinuates that this the a rogue barrel that rolled ... |
Jul 9, 2009 |
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Whistling Dog, Anden Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2006
I drink this wine with foreboding — it's gone likely never to return. This is another of the "lasts" from Seven Springs, and (this) Anden vineyards. It's very sad, but the wines that made these grapes will now be hard to obtain, and much ... |
Jul 6, 2009 |
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Dundee in the Summer, Part 4: Carlton
So after hours at Red Ridge Farms, Domain Drouhin, and White Rose, we were hungry and headed towards Carlton. We went to Cuvee and despite showing up at nearly 2:30pm, they sat us for lunch anyway. Cuvee is a fantastic place to have lunch or dinner. ... |
Jul 6, 2009 |