Lenne, Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton

Even though this isn't quite my favorite style of Pinot Noir, it really grew on me over the course of 24 hrs. Night one was enjoyable, but for $35 it felt austere, dark, dense, herbal and earthy (not in a "heavy" way, but not very exciting or easy to love.) A heavier style of Pinot for sure, but not the kind of ripe, fat cherry like in a Russian River example- this was like faint black plum with lots of …

2014 vintage

Turned.

2014 vintage

Delicious PN in a nice window.

2014 vintage

Drank it over two nights - very nice

2014 vintage

A friend brought this back from a mini-vacation in Portland. He had such a good time at the winery, he couldn't wait to have us over for dinner to share his discovery. And now I understand why he was so excited. Wonderful depth of fruit in this, it's just all balanced, and put together, and just plain tasty. Even better - he sent me home with a bottle. Drinking fine now, but I'll give it 6-12 months and see how …

2014 vintage

Earthy nose, nice concentration, good balance.

2014 vintage

Black tart fruit is balanced with a red sweeter fruit and a solid earth to bring it all into balance. This is how I like my Pinot acids, really well balanced but still holding it's own with food.

2009 vintage

Blind Pinot Noir : Bright ruby color. Juicy black cherries mix with red currant, topped with lots of violets, soil, hints of leather and cocoa. Medium/full-bodied with structured but accessible tannin and moderate but refreshing acidity. Very cool mix of black and sour red cherries, along with notes of roses, violets, chestnut and savory spice. Some cedar and cocoa powder, but it’s balanced nicely. A dusty mineral and soil element comes out with time. Delicious now but built for a …

2014 vintage

light color, short legs, fruity, earthy tobacco. simple. drinkable now, but will age into greater complexity.

2014 vintage

aging nicely, softening and flavors maturing. raspberry forward, anise, moss, woody (willow bark) with cocoa on finish. short legs. Young, but will be absolutely lovely in 4-5 yrs (sooner?)

2014 vintage

Fruit forward, huckleberry and marionberry contribute to tangy tartness with rich mushroom long notes that linger for a full body. med legs, moderate etoh. young still. will age beautifully

2014 vintage

12/12/15- dry, high tannins, willow bark notes. very young. 3/12/16- high tannins, dark cherry, leather- across mid-mouth, persimmon finish. burgundy color

2014 vintage

this was particularly balanced and on point. i feel like the bottle age really helped here. lovely expression of the area's fruit.

2009 vintage

Garnet and heavy in the glass. Hot nose of candied cherry, currant, fig and slate. Full body and cocktail-like on the palate…basically tequila made with pinot noir. Stewed cherry, smoke, earth and spice. Long finish.

2009 vintage

Leggy with a slight alcohol nose.

2009 vintage

The '09s are still drinking fantastically.

2009 vintage

Really drinking excellent now. Had with roasted chicken, and stood up very well. Think we'll open another....

2009 vintage

Amazing flavors of dark fruit and a bit of mocha. The '09s are superb drinking right now.

2009 vintage

Typical of 3006. Bigger, jamier. Good.

2006 vintage

Purchased the "Lenne Estate" at Brentwood wine auction 11-12 and drank early January 2013. Bottle showed that it had been properly cellared. Beautiful nose of red fruits, primarily cherry which continued into the taste. Tannin was very slightly showing. Thankfully has a touch of acid to give it balance. What raised this to the A- quality level was the earthiness that took on an almost mushroom character (in a good way) as well as the kind of concentration that makes …

2006 vintage

Tasted at estate. Hottest vintage in a while, but the warm temp (now) makes it a bit too aromatic. Nice spice notes, very black cherry flavor.

2009 vintage

A worthy unabashed example of the ripe 2009 Willamette vintage, to which Lenne does not try to hide or manipulate the ripeness of the vintage. I look to Oregon for Pinot Noir of higher acidity, lower fruit & alcohol, so 2009 isn't one of my favorite, but its been very popular with consumers, and certainly should not be overlooked. Lenne has done an excellent job allowing the vintage to express itself. There is nothing wrong with this Pinot Noir, in …

2009 vintage

Decanted 1 hour.

2009 vintage

No decant

2009 vintage

With a one and a half hour decant. Showing like a Beaujolais in the glass. Same for the nose with wet flowers, red licorice, cherry and muddy earth. Medium body with high quality, present and polished red fruit, cherry skin and earth on the palate. Succulent textures and mildly complex. Med-long finish. Excellent on its own.

2009 vintage

No decant.

2009 vintage

Memorial Day Weekend & Eyrie South Block Reserve Pinots (Willamette Valley, Oregon) : Quite nice aromas, with some dusty fruit. Thicker feeling on the palate than expected, with a creamy, soft texture. Fairly nice and mild. Grippy finish that's kind of chunky.

2009 vintage

Garnet, ruby and brick with medium viscosity in the glass. Kirsch, cedar, vanilla, black cherry and plum on the nose. Medium body with primary fruit, black cherry, black berry and cedar on the palate. Strong mid-palate. Grippy. Medium finish. Needs a couple years.

2009 vintage

Not decanted. Delicious.

2009 vintage

Fantastic bottle. Not tremendously earthy like the California Cabs, a lot of fruit and a nice nose (no pun intended, see label). Probably has two to 4 more years, as it's still maturing. A beautiful pinot! Enjoy it.

2006 vintage

Color: Vibrant ruby Smell: Earth, cherries, raspberries, and clove. Taste: Bing cherries, strawberries, and a hint of cola followed by a lingering note of earth and mushrooms that ends with an influx of more red fruits along the finish. Overall: A very different wine from what I remember a little over two years ago now. More of a 'new world" style but still well balanced. There was deft balance that hid the 14.6% alcohol well. While I can agree that …

2006 vintage

One of the better Pinot's coming from a fairly new, small producer in Yamhill, Oregon. Delicious black cherry and hints of mocha with a well-rounded mouth feel and balanced finish. Really excellent wine.

2006 vintage

Thanksgiving Wine Tasting (Carlton, OR) : Much tastier than the 2007. Fruit has come around and is shining nicely. Earthiness is still there as well, and integration is complete. Tasty wine!

2006 vintage

EXCELLENT Lots of fruit in what I thought was going to be more old school. Plenty of SOUR, sour cherry with nice acidity all the way through the mid-palate. I personally did not get Chocolate like a friend had told I would get but the cola was very evident. Soft and velvety finish that was not over run by the 14.6% EtOH.

2006 vintage

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