OREGON - Wine Spec Highest Rated 05 Oregon Pinot Case
winery: Avalon Wine
Many of the Wine Spectator highest rated Oregon Pinot noirs from the 2005 vintage, all in one case! Most of these wines are already sold out at the winery and elsewhere. Save $22 from retail.
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bottles Et Fille Maresh
05 $42/bottle 3
bottles Penner Ash WV
05 $45/bottle 1 bottle Shea East Hill 05 $45
a bottle 1 bottle Bethel Heights Flat Block
05 $50/bottle 1 bottle Bethel Heights Southeast
Block 05= $4/bottle 2 bottles Beaux
Freres Estate 05 $75/bottle 1 bottle Beaux Freres Upper Terrace
05 $90/bottle 1 bottle Le
Cadeau Cote Estate 05 $48/bottlel
93 points WS
Supple and velvety in texture, this bursts with
blueberry and currant fruit, with creamy, spicy
overtones adding depth to the distinctive finish.
Has tremendous presence and style, yet remains
refined. Best from 2008 through 2015.-H.S.
92 points
WS
Supple and open in texture, this offers a gentle
mouthful of ripe plum and cherry flavors, picking
up a mineral note as the finish lingers engagingly.
Drink now through 2015. 1,900 cases made. -HS
92 points WS
Dark in flavor, but brightly aromatic, this
is welcoming and open in texture. Offers cherry
and tar character on a graceful frame that
lets the flavors linger nicely, with well-submerged
tannins. Drink now through 2015. 223 cases
made. -HS
91
Points WS
Supple and graceful. Shows real presence,
with creamy cherry and huckleberry flavors, finishing
on a creamy note. Lingers artfully against refreshing
acidity. Best from 2008 through 2013.-H.S.
90
points WS
Smooth in texture, with vibrant acidity against
wild strawberry and plum flavors. The fruit plays
against the toast and fine tannins on the lengthy
finish. Best from 2009 through 2015.-H.S.
93 points
WS
Although 2005 was a difficult vintage, Beaux
Fr?res made a beauty out of its own vineyard.
Firm at first, it then blossoms into a panorama
of flavors, fanning out its raspberry cream
flavors, hinting at floral, mineral, green
tea and Asian spice notes as the finish picks
up steam. Not a big wine, but it has many layers
to explore. Best from 2009 through 2015. From
Oregon." -H.S.
92
points WS
More recent plantings of Dijon clones
at the top of the estate vineyard produce this
Pinot with a plush feel, despite its open,
velvety texture. It offers black cherry, raspberry
and subtle spice flavors, finishing with a
fleshiness that makes it seductive. More up-front
than the Beaux Fr?res vineyard bottling, but
it should hum well for quite a few years. Drink
now through 2015. -H.S.
(not yet rated)
"Cote Est" is made by Josh Bergstrom
for Le Cadeau. The C?te Est cuvee fruit comes
from the cooler, more fertile, east side of the
vineyard. The nose offers scents of ripe black
cherries and a bit of raspberry. On the palate,
the '05 C?te Est follows in the mode of our 2004
release with flavors of black cherry, blackberry,
and a bit of mocha and espresso. Bottled in late
August 2006, it continues to put on weight, and
is starting to drink well after several hours
of airtime.
