Shea Vineyard Homer Pinot noir 07
Shea Vineyard Homer Pinot noir 07 - Parker 94 points! - Parker's hghest rated 2007 Oregon Pinot noir.
The 2007 Pinot Noir Homer is a selection of the top 13 barrels in the cellar (out of 205). Dark ruby-colored, it sports a slightly brooding bouquet of sandalwood, incense, damp earth, black cherry, and plum. It is the richest, densest wine in the collection as well as the best balanced. This silky-textured, deep, lengthy effort will evolve for 4-6 years and drink well through 2022. It is a candidate for wine of the vintage.
Dick Shea has 22 clients for the fruit he grows at his large Yamhill-Carlton estate, most of whom vineyard designate the resulting wine. More often than not, it is the best wine in their respective portfolios. - Jay Miller, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The ripest 2007 Pinot noir we've tasted. Fat and rich, with smoky black cherry, blackberry and blueberry flavors gliding on a hefty frame.
The Homer is mouthcoating and voluptuous, and shows beautiful integration and balance for such a massive Pinot. The finish cascades for over a minute, showcasing deep fruit accented by sweet violets and truffles.
Surprisingly expressive, even when first opened, the 07 Homer will also enjoy a long life in your cellar. Critics of the 2007 vintage must not have tasted the Homer - it's a grand slam. -Marcus
The word "voluminous" comes to mind in describing the Shea Homer 07. It's a powerful wine, richly scented with intermingled blackberry, cinnamon, and a tantalizing hint of violets.
The Homer is a tapestry of flavors - blackberry, black currant, black cherry and blueberry. A smidgen of red raspberry, red cherry, rose perfume and sweet spice shows through the massive dark fruit. The tannins are present and perfectly balanced, with an intriguing hint of briar and earth. The tannins don't intrude but contribute a generous structure for aging. Drink now if you have to, but this wine can be cellared for many years. -Jean
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Previous vintage, 2006 notes: Shea Wine Cellars' Homer Pinot noir, made from Shea Vineyards fruit, is typical of the intense 2006 Oregon vintage. it's all black fruit, gushing fresh fruit, spice, and a rich, ready to drink finish. Viewing the wine in glass, it is an intense black purple garnet color.
The scents are of cherry cream, cherry liqueur, black cherry, black raspberry, white pepper, sweet violets, hints of vanilla, and soft toast. Flavors are of gushingly sweet black cherry, red pie cherry, Rainier cherry, Queen Ann cherry, and white pepper. The texture of the wine in the mouth is velvety and lush. There's a very complex floral perfume component to the wine's flavor that doesn't show as violets or roses or white flowers but is a combination of many floral fragrances.
The 2006 Shea Wine Cellars Homer Pinot noir is a powerful wine, with uplifting acidity adding an effect of transparency and layering, opening the palate to layers and layers of fruit, exotic perfume, hints of sweet toast, spices, and vanilla in the finish. The tannins are present and perfectly balanced -- they simply don't intrude but contribute a generous structure for aging. Drink now if you have to, but this wine can be cellared through 2015.
