Stevenson Barrie Temperance Hill Pinot noir 07
Previous Vintage Tasting Notes
2006 Vintage Tasting Notes
The Stevenson Barrie Temperance Hill Pinot noir 06 is big, bold and slightly earthy. The nose is captivating - candied cranberries and coffee beans. The sweet juicy mountain strawberry flavor combines with a slight cinnamon spiciness and creamy texture.
Michael's Pinot noirs have a subtle, clean, and fresh style. He ages in used oak barrels, and his winemaking style emphasizes restraint. The wines are pure fruit and balanced structure, with a finish that tends towards subtle mineral notes. Retasting the wine over several hours after decanting, all three 2006 wines evolve to lushness, with intensifying scents and rich fresh fruit flavors. An undercurrent of structure and earth anchors the wines and suggests cellaring.
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2005 Vintage Tasting Notes
Pretty is the word that best describes the '05 Temperance. Bright red fruit perfume, light floral and earth aromas give way to candied cherry flavors. Add a dollop of red currant and pie spice, juicy acidity and fine tannins, and you have a great nimble Pinot noir-perfect for salmon.
2003 Vintage Tasting Notes
Matt Kramer (Wine Spec, Oregonian): "gorgeous 2003 Oregon Pinot noir, one of the standouts of the vintage. It's very much worth hunting down. There's no intrusive oakiness in
this wine, as Stevenson-Barrie consciously avoids using any new oak in its wines. (Panther Creek wines, in comparison, are noticeably oaky.) This restraint works immensely to the benefit of the wine, allowing a lovely flavor purity to emerge, redolent of raspberries and a distinct hint of minerals."
