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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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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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This is the first vintage of Sweet Earth Vineyards Pinot noir. This blend of Pommard and Dijon clone grapes was aged in Oak barrels for 18 months. The resulting wine is layered with flavors of blackberry, red fruit and a touch of spice. It pairs w...
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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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Supple, generous and immensely appealing for its ripe blueberry, plum and spice flavors, hinting at mineral as the finish lingers impressively. Drink now through 2019.—H.S.
The ripe fruit gives a hint of candied plum in addition to our sit...
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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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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 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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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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This medium bodied wine showcases flavors of dark cherry, violet, licorice, and cinnamon. The fine silky tannins start out subtle but gain stature as the wine evolves in the glass. This wine is drinking great now and will age beautifully for sev...
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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 Gen...
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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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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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Just released. Tasting notes to follow....
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Medium-bodied and packed with red fruit and mineral flavors that develop over a long period in the glass. Try it with broiled salmon, sweet yam galette or pan seared lamp chops. - Aaron
Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
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Made with fruit from the biodynamically managed Johan Vineyard in the Van Duzer Corridor north of Monmouth, Oregon. ...
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Mitchell Wine Co. "The Craftsman" Pinot noir 09 -
The Craftsman shows intense red fruit aromatics right form the start, leading to a forward palate of raspberry and cranberry then seamlessly transitioning to a complex core of more black fruit...
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This will be the ONE value Pinot from Owen Roe this year --
there will be NOT be an O'Reilly's Pinot! 2010 was an excellent, though small-yielding vintage, so grab it while you can.
The Sharecropper Pinot is always a deli...
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