Eyrie Pinot noir Original Vines Reserve 05
Eyrie Pinot noir Original Vines Reserve 05 "Original Vines" - As the name implies, Eyrie's Reserve Pinot is from the original, first vines planted in Willamette Valley. Arriving late April, the 2005 vintage is being released AFTER the 2006.
Previous vintage notes:
Eyrie Pinot noir Estate Reserve 06 - We opened the 2006 Eyrie Reserve last week and attempted to capture its essence with mere words. We need a new dictionary. Complexity and completeness is where I started, with "sexy" underlined in the margin next to my notes. Mouth coating, richly textured, balanced fruit and earth. Powerful but elegant, this Pinot is transfixing. Made from Oregon's Original Pinot noir vines by Jason Lett, who also makes the Black Cap wines. - Marcus
The Nose: big, earthy, sexy and musky, but balanced by a very beautiful femininity - perfume, floral notes of cherry blossom and white flowers, vanilla and talc; and then some hints of black licorice, pie cherry, and cassis.
The Palate: rich, creamy, and mouth-coating, backed up by great acid and silky tannins. Lots of bright cherry/cherry cream, some yummy meatiness and spice, watermelon and strawberry jolly rancher candy, and a spicy sweet finish that keeps on going...and going...and going. Elegant, special, again Eyrie has produced one of the best Pinot's I've had the chance to taste. - Adrienne
The 2007 Pinot Noir Estate Reserve is a suave, velvety wine with an alluring perfume of smoke and toasty red fruits. More concentrated and riper than the Estate bottling, this stylish effort will evolve for 1-2 years and offer prime drinking from 2011 to 2019. It is one of the stars of the vintage. - Jay Miller, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"Light, bright red. Seductively perfumed aromas of black raspberry, cherry preserves, incense and potpourri. Luscious red and dark berry flavors display impressive depth, with zesty mineral and Asian spice notes providing lift. Gains weight with air while maintaining striking vivacity and precision. The finish refuses to let up, strongly echoing the sweet dark berry flavors." - Tanzer's International Wine Cellar
Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2004 Vintage Tasting Notes
Eyrie Pinot noir Estate Reserve 04 - Tanzer 93 points " Light, bright red. Intriguing aromas of red and dark berries, incense and potpourri. Weighty but fresh, offering an array of palate-staining berry flavors, cherry skin and a sexy candied rose quality. Impressively energetic pinot with excellent finishing clarity and sappy persistence. These vines were planted in 1966."
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2003 Vintage Tasting Notes
The Eyrie Pinot noir Reserve 03 received 90 points from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The 2003 Pinot Noir Reserve is the product of an exceptionally challenging hot vintage in which successes were the exception. Somehow The Eyrie Vineyards was able to produce a wine of elegance and grace. The wine was aged entirely in seasoned oak. Light to medium ruby in color, it has an enticing perfume of cherry and raspberry, a silky smooth texture, concentrated flavors, and a lengthy finish. It may lack the depth and richness of a great year but it is a superb effort in the 2003 vintage."
2002 Vintage Tasting Notes
Possibly the last of the 2002 Oregon Pinots to be released, 2002 was a near perfect vintage, and comparisons are being made between this wine and the world famous 1975 Eyrie Pinot noir that shook up the wine world.
