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I tasted the Verte and it went right to the top of my list of 2010 Pinots. A gorgeous, refreshing initial splash leads with fresh raspberries and a laser-like precision that glides across your mid palette. The white pepper finish makes this a ni...
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The 2010 Haden Fig Pinot noir is all about R's, starting with highly Recommended. It's beautiful Red fruit is Round and creamy, with a Rustic edge and a mouthwatering finish. A Rosemary Ribbon carries through the wine, accenting the sweet cherr...
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Friends came over last night. Relax, hang out, play with the dogs - some of my fun things to do. Grabbed the Cummins Pinot - wine for a good time.
The Cummins Road is a juicy slurper. And it's well made - it stands out from the crowd of un...
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Note - the vintage was listed incorrectly as 2009 rather than 2008.
Patrick continues to make some of the best values in Oregon Pinot noir. The Black and the Red is among the highest rated wines in Wine Advocate's 10-31-2011 annual review o...
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I'm saving up so I can stock my cellar with the 2010's. Pretty and inviting from the first pour, it shows a purity that has me giddy.
Each vintage of Bergstrom's Old Stones Pinot noir seems to get better, with the 2010 being a total st...
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The 2009 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley represents well over half of the J. Christopher production. Medium ruby red in color, it is a spicy, savory, velvety-textured, elegant Pinot that is nicely proportioned and lengthy. Drink this outstanding va...
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We tasted the Evening Land Seven Springs 2010 Gamay yesterday and it totally rocks. From vines planted in 1983 comes a serious Gamay noir, packed with intensity, gushing with super-juicy black raspberry and cherry, mixing with earth and peppery ...
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The Crowley Entre Nous 2009 took the best of what the vintage had to offer to create a rich yet balanced wine. Tyson makes a classic Oregon Pinot noir - a blend of black raspberry and blackberry dominates the nose and flavor, with a sweet hint of ...
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Oregon Pinot noir
Region - Willamette
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The 2009 Belle Pente Yamhill-Carlton Pinot noir is rich, juicy, and compelling. Aromas of fresh blackberry, sweet cinnamon and white pepper introduce the Y-C experience. Wild blackberry and raspberry fruit, pie-spiced berry compote, and a touch ...read more
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 90 points
The 2009 Pinot Noir Estate was aged in 28% new French oak. Mediu...
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The medium ruby red 2008 Pinot Noir Of Poetry and Roses displays an enticing bouquet of exotic spices, incense, floral notes, and assorted red fruits. This sets the stage for a sweetly fruited, elegant wine that also contains plenty of density...
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This is the richest and plushest of Laura's last three vintages of St. James. She took advantage of the riper 2009 vintage to make a balanced wine with big, upfront juiciness and smooth tannins. The St. James has her trademark aroma of incense,...
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Super-balanced dark berries and cherries come together with lavender, dried thyme, and a soft spice that accentuates the sweetness on the middle of your tongue. Surprisingly accessible right now, but age-able for several years.
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Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2009 Vintage Tasting Notes
The beauty of blending comes alive in this bottle as our estate fruit joins fruit from the Eola Hills. This wine has dance! High tones of bin...
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Oregon Pinot noir
Region - Willamette
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From a top-secret location five miles west of our store comes the value dynamo 720 Cellars. Organically grown Croft Vineyard 2008 Pinot for under $20?! Yes, please! Deep aromas lead to a complex palate of dark cherry, currant and spicy plum, wi...read more
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Recommended Best Buy
One of the best value Oregon Pinots noirs for 15 years, fresh and mouthwatering with sweet black berry/cherry fruit flavors and Patty's trademark full-bodied style. There's a bit of very appealing fi...
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Silky smooth, tones of blueberry and violets and herbs de Provence. From they winery's estate fruit....
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Juicy sweet cherry, round and creamy - fresh fruit balanced by classic Pinot noir tannins - silky and approachable but well made for cellaring. Love this wine. - Jean
One of the best values among the highest rated wines in Wine Advocate's 2...
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The 2009 Pinot Noir Estate is an elegant, spicy, savory wine that is complete on the palate from start to finish. Seamless and lengthy, it can be approached now but should provide enjoyment for another 6-7 years. - Jay Miller
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From a micro-boutique winery south of our Corvallis shop. Nice weight for a more delicate Pinot. An ebullient red cherry heart is shaded by evergreen forest. The 2010 Lylee reminds me of the Evesham Wood Willamette Valley Pinots in style and chara...
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Highly recommended by Avalon Wine.
Michael Lundeen manages Walnut City Wineworks, a cooperative of winemakers in downtown McMinnville. His own winery makes two labels - his value label, Lundeen, and his estate vineyard Ge...
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720 Cellars Cellar Pinot noir 07 - SALE! --Was $25!
An incredible value in Pinot noir, bursting with sweet cherries and fresh raspberries, with high notes of cranberries and bass notes of black berries. Subtle, dried herbs an...
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2009 Wine Advocate - 91 points - The 2009 Pinot Noir Apolloni Vineyard sports a nose of wood smoke, Asian spices, cherry cola, and raspberry. This sets the stage for a concentrated, sweetly-fruited, elegant wine that reveals cons...
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This wine is a blend of all three Pinot Noir vineyards. It greets you with cassis and red currant. On the palate the wine is very focused and lively, with a core of dried cranberries, tobacco, cola, and a touch of fresh oregano. A touch of flint...
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Wild berries and smoke waft from the glass in this fresh and vibrant Pinot. Juicy and superbly balanced, you can drink this tonight or easily hold it for a few years.
This will be a repeating theme for nearly all of our 2010 Oregon Pinot offerin...
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Shea Vineyard Pinot for $30?! Most will stop reading right there and proceed to ordering, but then you'd miss the build up for this wine. The darkest of the 3 wines in all ways, with more weight and a plusher texture. Ripe, dark berries, mocha,...
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2009 Wine Advocate - 90 points - The single vineyard Pinot Noirs begin with the 2009 Pinot Noir Roots Estate Vineyard. Cedar, spice box, floral notes, cherry, and boysenberry aromas inform the nose of a succulent, elegant, nicel...
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Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2007 Vintage Tasting Notes
Bright ruby color, medium- body and aromas reminiscent of fresh red fruit, dried cherries, and cranberries. The wine has a lush, velvety mou...
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Reccommended by the SF Chronicle 10-22-2011
Amazing value. Let me explain: you take some 1970-planted Maresh Vineyard Pommard and add in more Maresh Pinot, plus fruit from the esteemed Juliard and Winderlea Vineyards and...
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