Lavinea, Elton Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills

Lavinea · Oregon › Eola-Amity Hills › United States of America

Red · Pinot Noir

Critics

92 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

92.1

Avg Score

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2nd of 3. Last one was in 2022. This one I am enjoying more than my last one. This is still loaded with sweet fruit and it has filled out a little bit, developing a bit more of a finish from my experience in 2022. There are minimal tannins on this, but nice balanced acidity. This is good and I wonder if it will really shine in another 5 years?

2016 vintage

Harmonious, silky, bright cherries with a creamy mouthfeel. Lavender on the nose and in the finish. A lively, elegant wine.

2016 vintage

No formal notes. Superb. Mid-90s

2016 vintage

Everything I like in Pinot. Cherry laced with rhubarb, pleasing salinity and of course that lovely barnyard aroma. A really superb wine.

2016 vintage

Two hour slow ox. Deep rosy ruby color. Raspberry, orange rind, gravel, and underripe sugar plum on the nose. Smooth, dry, slightly tart palate. Firm, lower intensity tannins on the longish finish. This is well made, but too Burgundian and more sour-nosed than I like.

2016 vintage

Earthy and a bit of wet forest nose, medium body, cranberry & mild fruit. Quite Burgundian and not over powering

2016 vintage

Still loved this 3rd and final bottle. It showed some cranberry notes with a bit of orange and sea water. I wish we had more.

2016 vintage

The nose is lovely - some smokiness and nice fruit. On the palate, it's a bit thin and the finish is quick. The acidity seems a hair low and the 13.8% abv shows a bit too much. It lacks persistence on the palate, which I would have expected at this price point. The fruit is nice and sweet. The tannins are fine and mostly resolved already.

2016 vintage

strong barnyard on the nose. smooth tannins and good fruit with some earthy undertones. no rush

2016 vintage

Awesome, earthy, iron rocky, red fruited Pinot Noir. Loads of class and dimension. Starting to drink like a champ now but no rush.

2016 vintage

Very please with this wine. Well balanced, not too fruit forward. Nice Oregon Pinot and definitely worth $50 IMO.

2016 vintage

This is a very earthy and elegant Oregon pinot. 2nd day it was much more enjoyable. Needs time.

2016 vintage

meh on PnP, into the fridge overnight - gorgeous on second day at 58 degrees. Hold.

2016 vintage

Cranberry, sous bois, pine pitch, clam shell, blackberry, dried shiitake mushroom and red plum. With the myriad of nuances, there’s also many fine layers. Silky tannins and a long, stately finish of savory fruit. Evidently enjoyable, but some more time in the bottle will help the harmony even more. Truly evocative. Drink 2022 - 2037.

2016 vintage

Bright medium ruby color with a touch of purple. Beautiful notes of sweet red and blue berries, some sweet spices and also some citrusy kind of notes, as well as some lavender and some wet stone undertone. This seems a touch darker in aromatics than the Temperance Hill next to it, but maybe this is just a snapshot of a very young wine. It‘s medium+ bodied, with very good mid-palate persistence, medium+ tannin that is super silky but a touch …

2016 vintage

Three hour slow ox. Deep rosy magenta color. Strawberries covered in vanilla frosting and tart cherry on the nose. Smooth, dry palate with nice acidity. Firm, full tannins on the medium long finish. This is nice, but it’s young and very likely to improve considerably in a few years. Decanting will also help.

2016 vintage

This is the one Michael wrestles.

2016 vintage