St. Innocent Pinot Noir Special Selection Momtazi Vineyard

St. Innocent

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2011 Other 89/100
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Taster #9959 · May 21, 2023
90/100
Popped and poured. Still drinking well.
2011 vintage
Taster #0950 · May 20, 2022
Dark color with a musty hue that gives a clue about age. On the palate, also a clearly older wine with a great secondary nose sporting that Oregon incense thing, dried fruit leather and an earthy finish. Very pleased (which I'm certain I won't be when I open the '11 SI Momtazi, my last of a mixed case.)
2011 vintage
Taster #2971 · Jul 5, 2020
92/100
Didn't take notes, but this was singing last night. Still fairly dark in colour. On the absolutely intoxicating nose, there's a sous bois celebration, along with raspberries and earthy cherries. Medium bodied, as the vintage tamed the usual extremely ripe style of the vineyard, and almost as tasty as the nose; light tannins and elegance frame the long finish. Beautiful pinot that displays the quality of this cool vintage (A-).
2011 vintage
Taster #1551 · Mar 28, 2020
89/100
Really starting to open up after an hour of air. Still needs time. Pretty tight. Crunchy red berry fruit. Some grainy tannins. Medium finish.
2011 vintage
Taster #4443 · Mar 23, 2020
87/100
Tart black cherry with earth and subtle spice. Medium weight. Time to drink up.
2011 vintage
Taster #6276 · Mar 21, 2020
This is showing beautifully right now, even with some time is less-than-perfect storage.
2011 vintage
Taster #0950 · Apr 28, 2018
Perhaps the richest and most age-worthy of the 2011 St. Innocent line-up. Impressive fruit and palate presence, still young.
2011 vintage
Taster #3622 · Feb 7, 2018
93/100
A bigger than average wine in a vintage of more delicate PN. But we should expect no less from Shea Vineyard fruit. This was a really good wine, especially with food (Scandinavian, in this case). It still has plenty of life left in it and could still do with 2 - 3 more years in the bottle but was very drinkable now. I don't know that it will make it to 2024 but I won't have any left by then, …
2011 vintage
Taster #6076 · Sep 18, 2017
89/100
Prior bottle was four months ago and my bottle tonight showed slightly better. Mix of mostly red cherry (some black) and light floral notes on the nose. Again, not as expressive as wines from this producer generally are. Medium bodied with the same mix of soft red and black cherry upfront, light spices and mineral notes on the finish. The problem is while the tannins have integrated over the past couple of years and the acidity has lost some of …
2011 vintage
Taster #6076 · May 17, 2017
88/100
My first bottle in nearly two years and unfortunately, it hasn't quite improved as I'd hoped. Black cherry on the nose, shifting to red with some hints of floral coming in, but overall, not as expressive as St Innocent wines generally are. Medium bodied (13% ABV) and while the tannins have integrated to a good degree (as I'd hoped), the fruit is still tightly wound and there's a hole starting to develop right before the transition where the fruit simply …
2011 vintage
Taster #2032 · Nov 7, 2016
Very solid 2011 with riper and spicier notes than most showing the Shea vineyard can ripen things even in a tough year. The palate is developed and balanced with tannins that are a bit more rustic than the typical St Innocent wine, but still overall very good. Should still hold for 5+ years, but I don't know that there is a lot of upside at this time to further cellaring.
2011 vintage
Taster #2518 · Jan 22, 2016
90/100
Similar comments to last bottle. These are great QPR bottles.
2011 vintage
Taster #7003 · Dec 7, 2015
90/100
Decanted this 375 ml bottle for an hour and paired it with roast chicken. Medium ruby color. Nose was very nice, with scents of mulberry, forest floor, alpine flowers, anise, and fennel. Austere but facile enough on the tongue, revealing layers of raspberry, black cherry, anise, cinnamon, iron filings, and earth in a seamless array. Good acidity and strong tannins, leading up to a moderately long finish of red fruit and iron. Liked it.
2011 vintage
Taster #4671 · Nov 10, 2015
87/100
Not sure where this is going or where it has been. Tightly wound. Fruit is firm and ungiving. Bright cherry fruit, a dash of allspice.
2011 vintage
Taster #0951 · Oct 1, 2015
90/100
Quite funky upon opening-maybe reductive not sure. Later with a strong forest floor expressive nose. Black cherry palate, turning quite austere on the transition to the finish. A shorter finish than expected but improved as it saw air. Give at least an hour of air or hold.
2011 vintage
Taster #2518 · Aug 27, 2015
90/100
Way better on day two. Classic Shea Vineyard. Cola, some spice, nice fruit all on day 2. Hold for at least 2 more years before next one.
2011 vintage
Taster #5310 · Jul 19, 2015
Badly corked! Bought on release and stored at 55 degrees.
2011 vintage
Taster #6076 · Jul 10, 2015
90/100
Black cherry and tea on the nose. Light at first and not as complex as I would've expected from St Innocent, nor as much depth. With 3+ hours, the wine did come around, but that leads to a few conclusions. One, this is a good but not spectacular wine which will never show tremendous complexity and two, given its somewhat closed-down nature and the high acidity, it may be best to hold this for a couple of years and see …
2011 vintage
Taster #4671 · Jul 4, 2015
91/100
Very much in balance and drinking well now. Fresh tart cherry flavors, a dose of spice and dried herbs. A tad short on length but enjoyable. Not the high alcohol fruit bomb that other winemakers make.
2011 vintage
Taster #3173 · Jun 30, 2015
Nose starts out with some dark purple fruit and spice but devolved over time into a little off-putting band-aid smell....wish it weren't so... Oddly, if you don't inhale and drink it is "ok" but not much more.
2011 vintage
Taster #9812 · Jun 28, 2015
91/100
spice, cola, tart fruit on nose. palate well balanced, acids present but not overwhelming.
2011 vintage
Taster #7464 · Aug 9, 2014
90/100
Definitely a quality wine, and very much in the style that I expect of Oregon. A new world Pinot that makes a good effort to be french. A fresh nose but at the same time there's distinct oak, earth and a meaty component. Initially lots of fruit, cherries and lingonberries, that with time give way for more and more Pinot spices. A nice nose that grows during the night. Very young on the palate. High acidity, firm tannins, but with …
2011 vintage
Taster #6520 · Aug 1, 2014
83/100
Medium nose of sour acid cran. In the mouth, unbalanced crude acid overpowering unripe red fruit. Short finish and ungainly pepper. Nose hints at something more but the taste and feel in the mouth seals the deal.... meh at best! Stupendously overpriced and over rated in the popular press.
2011 vintage
Taster #5026 · Jul 4, 2014
Willamette with a touch of Wedding Planning (or vice versa); 7/2/2014-7/4/2014 (Willamette Valley) : Bright and fun and cherry and leather and lots of potential ageability. Really liked this one.
2011 vintage
Taster #6520 · Jun 23, 2014
84/100
Medium bodied and quite dry. Complexity seems a little low. Tannins are young and relatively in check. Nose is of cherry and cran. Mouthfeel is a little rough even after a multi-hour decant. Flavors come from the darker end of the spectrum with tobacco, earth, cocoa and dusty sand. Lacks fruitiness for a while this young in the bottle. Still complex and a good effort though.
2011 vintage