Spindrift Cellars Reserve Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)

Ficha técnica

Tipo

Red

Uva

Pinot Noir

País

United States

Região

Willamette Valley · Willamette Valley

Denominação

Willamette Valley

Corpo

medium

Acidez

medium

Tanino

low

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201489 pts

  The year 2014 was a fine vintage for reserve-level wines, and this one brings concentrated cherry-berry fruit into a generous midpalate. Those big forward fruit flavors wrap through the finish, which is lightly touched, though not seriously impacted, with a glue-like note.

• 201389 pts

  The oak peeks through, set against proportionate strawberry and cherry fruit which has been lightly ripened. It's not a big wine, but it is balanced, and was barrel-aged for 18 months in a percentage of French oak. It should drink well now through 2022.

• 200885 pts

  For a reserve from what is generally acclaimed as a stellar vintage in the Willamette Valley, this wine seems thin and watery. Watermelon and raspberry fruit leads into an acidic, one-dimensional finish.

• 200588 pts

  Spindrift's reserve bottling does not seem substantially different from its regular 2005 Pinot, except that it extends its flavors through a much longer and smoother finish. Bright red fruit flavors mix raspberry and blueberry with milk chocolate. An impression of spun sugar wra…