Brick House Les Dijonnais Pinot noir 07
Brick House Les Dijonnais Pinot noir 07 - A nose of rich blackberry cream delivers right out of the bottle, and leads into intense cherry, raspberry, and blackberry fruit flavors. After an initial impression of fresh fruit, the wine gains weight and texture, opening like a Japanese fan - each fold a new layer of fruit, rose petals, toast, raspberry compote, cherry fruit leather, and a note of brambly herbs. There's a fullness and sweetness here not expected from the 2007 vintage. This is a fascinating wine - spend an hour with it, and every five minutes, you'll find something new and delicious. - Jean
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 91 Points The 2007 Pinot Noir Cuvee de Tonnelier is 100% Pommard clone. Medium ruby-colored and super-fragrant, it displays aromas of cinnamon, clove, iron, cherry, and raspberry. This leads to an elegant, medium-bodied, sweetly fruited wine with succulent flavors (not so easy to achieve in 2007), good acidity, and a lengthy finish. Drink it from 2010 to 2017.
Doug Tunnell decided to lower the prices of his current releases. The result is several exceptional values that are noted in the Under $25 section of this report. The above 3 wines are outstanding. - Jay Miller
Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2006 Vintage Tasting Notes
Parker's Wine Advocate 92 Points:"The 2006 Pinot Noir Les Dijonnais is produced from 100% Dijon clones. It is the densest of these Pinot offerings with more structure, layers of dark fruit flavors, incipient complexity, and superior length. Drink it from 2012 to 2020. "
Brick House Les Dijonnais Pinot noir 06 has fragrant and spicy aromas that greet you--cinnamon, cola spice, dark cherry and black currant. Traces of violets appear, just before you take your first sip. Elegantly structured, the creamy black cherry flavors dance with juicy strawberry, blueberry and currant accents. Succulent fruits hangs on your palate, then the finish shows just a little grip, wrapped in a cinnamon stick and herbal caress that has you reaching for the bottle. Damn this is good.
I recently tasted the 2004 Les Dijonnais and saw how a couple years in the cellar turned it into a showstopper. The 2006 is better at release than the 2004-how good can it get?! Brick House married their elegant house style with the ripe 2006 vintage for a winner. Brick House Les Dijonnais is made from certified Biodynamic grapes.
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2004 Vintage Tasting Notes
2004 vintage Wine Advocate 91 points. The 2004 Les Dijonnais, in nose and mouth, shows floral, mineral, fruit, and smoke elements. Sweet red cherry and dried roses intermingle with deep cherry, berry, and plum flavors, and there's a hint of fresh turned earth after a spring rain. Elegant rather than blockbuster, this is typically sophisticated and complex Brick House -- classically Burgundian, with an Oregon twist.
Made from some of the oldest organic Pinot noir in Oregon, the Clone 114 grapes for this wine were harvested at a miniscule less than 1/2 ton per acre (normal for Pinot is 1.5-3.5 tons/acre). Complexity and purity are two words often associated with Brick House Pinot noir, and those qualities are exhibited here.
2002 Vintage Tasting Notes
Parker on the 2002 vintage of Les Dijonnais: 94 points ---"The concentration, depth, power, and elegance of the 2002 Pinot Noir Les Dijonnais is stunning, all the more so when one realizes it was produced from 7-year-old fruit (conventional wisdom is that vines can make great fruit in the first two years of production then the quality diminishes for a few years before coming back when they're older). Its black cherry, spice, and violet aromas lead to a penetrating personality awash in red fruits, mostly cherries and raspberries, that harmoniously conquer the palate and linger for 45 seconds or more. Sappy, fleshy, and complex, it is a medium to full-bodied wine of tremendous beauty and charm. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2013. Bravo!"
