St Innocent Pinot noir Villages Cuvee Willamette Valley 07 CASE
St Innocent Villages Cuvee Willamette Valley 07
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Think of a bowful of fresh picked wild berries. Now put a dollop of fresh cream on top and you have an idea of the yumminess of St. Innocent's Villages Cuvee 07. A light essence of smoke and rosemary rounds out the finish of succulent fruit. While labeled as a cuvee, the 07 is made exclusively from Vitae Springs vineyard grapes. As always, among the finest values in Oregon Pinot.
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Previous Vintage tasting notes
2006 Vintage Tasting Notes
St Innocent Villages Cuvee Pinot noir 06 Tasting Notes:
Nose: Lots and lots of red fruit scents like red raspberry, tart red cherry, red currant, and red plum. HInts of soft toast, blackberry, vanilla, and smoke.
Flavors: Sweet, juicy red cherry is the initial impression, refreshing and balanced. As the wine opens in the mouth, the midpalate finds intense, bold, darker fruit and barrel toast notes- these darker tones add weight and depth to the otherwise juicy, fruity wine.
Finish: The tannins are silky, present in perfect balance, seamless and lushly textured. One is left with a sense of balanced, juicy, refreshing Pinot noir.
As the wine opens and breathes with time (decanting is a great idea for this wine), more impressions of different fruits and other flavors appear, ranging from tart pie cherry through blackberry, black currant, and hints of smoky, toasty oak.
Food Pairings
As Amy, Avalon's newest team member says, "Acidity is the friend of food", and she immediately suggested salmon as an ideal food to pair with this wine. The acidity of this juicy wine cuts through the luscious fat flavors of the fish. She suggests grilling or pan searing the salmon. An alternative to salmon could be grilled pork, cooked simply.
2004 Vintage Tasting Notes
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. One of the really super under $20 Pinots each year, the 2004 is a truely exceptional value. The fruit for this wine comes from Freedom Hill Vineyard, Temperance Hill Vineyard, Shea Vineyard, Justice Vineyard (owned by Bethel Heights) and Vitae Springs Vineyard. Rather than make a Freedom Hill Vineyard designate in 2004, Mark chose to put all the Freedom Hill juice into this kick a** Pinot.
