Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
88
/100
Reviews
16
professional
Vintages
1
2005
Other
88/100
Pinot Noir
NV
Community Reviews
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88.3
Avg Score
91
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Taster #0575
· Apr 3, 2025
90/100
drinking over 2 nights and holding up very well. In the last few weeks, I've been drinking some older Pinot Noir (~20 years old) from King Estate and several others - in general I'm finding these much to my liking than many of the younger vintages - so yeah, perhaps patience is good. In this one, nice fruit (cherry), smooth, light tannins, pretty nicely balanced
2005 vintage
Taster #4379
· Mar 30, 2015
87/100
Surprise, surprise! This wine is still good. It has faded some but there was still plenty of fruit flavor and body to this. I might have to look up some newer vintages of this wine.
2005 vintage
Taster #4947
· May 13, 2013
Interesting to see all the old notes, because this wine gave me the impression of still needing more time. There is a slight edge of tannins and greeness covering fruit that ranges from a tart cranberry to a deep plum. Unfortunately, the bottle I opened had a barely detectable moldy cardboard component that indicated TCA. Letting it sit for a day brought it out a bit more. Borderline, still enough that I opened something else to drink instead. Unrated accordingly.
2005 vintage
Taster #5134
· Jul 20, 2010
89/100
Much nice than the last bottle of the same... maybe it was the added time in the bottle. Noticeable alcohol on the nose when first opened, but burned off after less than an hour in the decanter. Crisp acidity and ideal Pinot body in my opinion. Went very nicely with homemade crab cakes and asparagus. A nice effort for an on sale $20 Oregon Pinot, but probably wouldn't pay more.
2005 vintage
Taster #8018
· Jul 19, 2010
90/100
This was a very good Oregon pinot. Maybe it was the extra age but it was very balanced, good nose and drank well for a couple days. Pleasant surprise compared to the higher priced alternatives.
2005 vintage
Taster #4740
· Nov 27, 2008
87/100
Very nice, typical example of Oregon PN. Quite concentrated with cherry cola, and vanilla notes, with a subtle touch of funk that's there but quite dialed down. Broad and mouthcoating. Very modern. Nice, but not distinctive in any way. 87.
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Taster #8037
· Apr 24, 2008
87/100
not very memorable. 87-88pts. good, but not very good.
2005 vintage
Taster #5225
· Apr 23, 2008
89/100
A simple Pinot with Black Cherry, Blackberry, leather, tobacco, and a hint of earth and black pepper. Pleasant but not memorable. I probably wouldn't purchase it again, but wouldn't hesitate to order it by the glass.
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Taster #3912
· Mar 3, 2008
85/100
Perfectly drinkable every day Pinot. Nothing special
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Taster #8014
· Oct 2, 2007
87/100
Nice aromatics, spice, leather and earth flavors. Sour cherry finish with more earthiness. It was lighter in weight. Good with the food until about 45 minutes after opening and then it fell apart into some sourness. [$$ ??; Decanted 20 minutes]
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Taster #0837
· Sep 28, 2007
88/100
Enoyable btl, with middle-of-the-road aromatics, sour cherry on the palate backed by moderate acidity. Not my favorite at this point, but perfectly drinkable. Perhaps this will continue to evolve / improve with some bottle age.
2005 vintage
Taster #5247
· Aug 20, 2007
90/100
Earth and vegetable nose. Berries and black cherries on the mid-pallet with a dry light pepper finish. Shared a half bottle with my fiancee at a restaurant in Newport, RI. I had it with clam chowder and a tasty burger!
2005 vintage
Taster #8565
· May 22, 2007
90/100
I found this bottle to be a little more earthy and a little less fruity than the previous bottle. I didn't notice the leather this time around, but the earthiness found its way into the palate a bit more than I remembered. The flavours seemed a little more muted than in the first bottle, but still very good value for money.
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Taster #9886
· May 18, 2007
89/100
A very enjoyable wine. Very clear, almost purple of medium color. Tasted of raspberry, black cherry, a bit even of apple, and tobacco and if I could stretch it, tree-bark. The acidity was low, the tannins very smooth and the fairly powerful flavor stayed on the palate--particularly the upper!--for quite a long finish. Thought the wine was fairly complex and really liked it a lot.
2005 vintage
Taster #8565
· Mar 16, 2007
91/100
Heavy initial fruit nose gave way to pleasant earth and chocolate aromas. Palate was primarily cherry with red berries and a hint of leather. We tasted this wine alongside several burgundies (all of which were more expensive) and this wine was the hit of the night. I would definitely buy more.
2005 vintage
Taster #3613
· Feb 21, 2007
A nose that includes chocolate, vanilla & caramel, there's also a 'baked' note to it, maybe like chocolate chip cookies. It started out as a light flavor that goes after the back of the palate but after decanting over a couple hours, it fills out to a more full flavor. On our 4 point scale, this is probably a 2.5, where 2 = "Would drink it if put in front of me, but won't go out of my way" and …
2005 vintage
Taster #9847
· Feb 16, 2007
84/100
Gamey aroma of mushroom and blackberry. Taste of black cherry and tobacco. Almost Kookade like flavor. Soft tannins. Pleasant.
2005 vintage
Taster #1733
· Oct 4, 2006
89/100
Heavy initial fruit nose gave way to pleasant earth and chocolate aromas. Palate was primarily cherry with red berries and a hint of leather.
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