Red

Pinot Noir

Willamette Valley · Willamette Valley · United States

Fact sheet

winter dishes · roast meats · game birds

201489 pts

This smooth and detailed wine mixes tart red fruits with earthy, lightly charred flavors. The robust tannins carry notes of espresso beans and dark chocolate. It will need decanting and/or aeration to bring it all into proper balance.
201387 pts

Anchored in fig, plum and berry fruit, this is a substantial effort for both the vintage and the price. It will show best with hearty, cold-weather dishes. Hints of cinnamon and chocolate extend the finish.
201287 pts

This medium-weight Pinot Noir has a whiff of the chicken yard among its aromas, but the well-ripened cherry fruit at the core more than compensates. There's a hint of peach-skin phenolics, and the finish has enough stuffing to keep from fading too quickly. A good sipper for the…
201185 pts

Vinegary overtones suggest a volatile wine from the first sniff. Flavors are high-toned as well, with plum and cherry. Some sort of barrel treatment brings in dark chocolate and espresso, with slightly burnt, bitter tannins.
199887 pts

Starts with penetrating, inviting aromas of cherry cola, blackberry and hard crushed spices, with a lush dose of smoky oak and vanilla. It drinks a bit dense and closed now, with solid tannins and acids hiding the pretty core of cherry fruit. Age through 2004.