Chehalem Ridgecrest Vineyards Pinot Noir (Ribbon Ridge)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Pinot Noir

País

United States

Região

Ribbon Ridge · Willamette Valley

Denominação

Ribbon Ridge

Corpo

medium

Acidez

high

Tanino

medium

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201589 pts

  This wine's tangy raspberry and cherry fruit is front and center, with a vein of rich chocolate underneath. Dominated by acidity now, with oak and tannin components not fully integrated, it clearly needs more time to pull itself together and should reward further bottle age.

• 201485 pts

  The tart hard fruit is well hidden behind chalky tongue-scraping acids. The wine quickly hits a finish with tough tannins and a residual note of wet paper.

• 201386 pts

  Some might say this is old-school Oregon Pinot, with an emphasis on herbal acidic flavors and thin tart fruits. Despite aggressive aeration, the wine refuses to open up, and the impression of barely ripe fruit and chalky acids lingers.

• 201289 pts

  Black fruits—raspberry, cherry and plum—mingle with clean earth, cinnamon and chocolate. The wine has grip and power, though currently some excess acidity pokes through the finish.

• 201192 pts

  Proving that exceptional wines can be (and were) made in this cool, light vintage, this estate-grown selection is both elegant and complex. Flavors of mixed wild berries, a streak of tea, a whiff of peach and compelling balance carry it through an extended finish.

• 201090 pts

  The best of the three vineyard designates in 2010, this firm and full-flavored wine is still a bit tight, and rewards extra breathing time. It tastes like a bowl full of berries and plums with pretty mocha highlights.

• 200589 pts

  Although this is a rather light and tart wine, it has unusual flavors of cured ham and lots of herbal power in the finish, which is leafy and tannic. It might be better as a component in a blend, but as a stand-alone it shows some genuine terroir.