Penner Ash, Zena Crown Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley

Penner-Ash · Oregon › Willamette Valley › United States of America

Red · Pinot Noir

Critics

90 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

90.1

Avg Score

Highest

Nose has light smoke and baking/mulling spice. Good acidity at 7-years old. Bramble; earth; stem; and macerated dark berries.

2018 vintage

A little conservative with my rating here- clearly a gorgeous, expressive, delicious wine with a lot of satin-textured purple/black Pinot fruit all over the nose and palate, plus a generous dose of oaky vanilla, some baking spices, and so on, without getting in the way of the rich plummy fruit. All fruit and oak, but certainly rich without feeling *overly* excessive. Only downside is that the acidity really is somewhat lacking- I don't need every Pinot to be "acid-driven" whatsoever, …

2018 vintage

This wine got better the more it opened. At first, perhaps a bit one note. This one is medium bodied with darker fruits like blueberry and blackberry, with earthy tones and more balance as it opened. While I loved this wine while tasting at the winery, I think this will get better with some additional age.

2018 vintage

Dark, concentrated and tannic. A big wine (14.8% abv) that, to me, lacks the varietal essence of a Willamette Valley Pinot. Nevertheless, it drank well with grilled lamb chops.

2018 vintage

Happy Anniversary #41. Red fruit nose. Soft on palate, plum, red berry. mild pepper. Great with butter nut squash with brown and sage butter.

2018 vintage

A bit heavy on the alcohol, otherwise red fruit with an overlay of cola and spice. I always look for earthiness in a pinot and found none here, but it's a nice enough wine, drinking well. Served with grilled pork chops.

2018 vintage

Medium garnet in color. Forward, attractive & aromatic nose of ripe red fruit aromas of red cherries, blueberries & strawberries with overtones of floral notes & spices, earthy/dusty, minerals & a touch of oak/vanilla in the background. Medium bodied with a good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of sweet red cherries, blueberries & strawberries with spices, earthiness, minerals & a hint of oak/vanilla. Lingering finish. Drinks quite well at present & even at 6 years of …

2018 vintage

Nice blend of fruit from six sub-AVAs in the Willamette Valley. Cherry cola, spice box, with a lift of raspberry juice on the finish. Nicely balanced and versatile with food. Medium-bodied.

2018 vintage

Bright red, faintly translucent. Subtle aromas of lavender and cherries. Full and precise on the palate with cherries, raspberry and strawberry. Delicious. Fine tannins, muted acidity, fine balance. Finishes long and elegant, bit darker fruited. An elegant and lovely wine. 14.5% ABV but no heat at all. I'd drink next 5 to 6 years.

2018 vintage

Nice solid Willamette Pinot

2018 vintage

PNP at BarZotto. Big and a bit oaky. Not what I seek in Oregon pinot. 14.4%

2018 vintage

Not overly fruity. Maybe a black cherry. Real nice.

2018 vintage

Candy sweet nose. Bold polished, sweet, ripe fruit entry, followed by dried spice, barely tart, alcoholic candied fruit middle palate. May be attractive to some big broad fruit Pinot drinkers. For me, well made Pinot should be subtle, the mystery of grape captured in the bottle, a miracle in the glass.

2018 vintage

Visiting Vancouver and the Willamette Valley; 8/26/2021-8/30/2021 (Vancouver, WA and the Willamette Valley, OR) : Penner-Ash's basic Willamette Valley Pinot is a deep ruby wine that offers an attractive package of red cherry and raspberry fruit, accented with notes of tangerine, clove, cocoa and black tea. Medium-bodied, fresh, softly oaked and with equally soft tannins, it stays solid in the middle and throws no heat from its 14.4% alcohol (when served at 60-65°F). Medium in length and juicy on the …

2018 vintage

Clean. Fruit forward. Well made OR Pinot.

2018 vintage

That is ripe and powerful as well. 6 single vineyards mostly from Yamhill Carlton and right near Shea. Ripe and really good.

2018 vintage

Fruit-driven. Additionally, aromas of Ceylon cinnamon dust, forest floor. Sweet and young fruit layered with baking spice. Approachable and tasty.

2018 vintage

pnp - Few Pinot appeal to me, but this is one more full bodied with musty earthy subtle wood undertones - and of course the classic floral Pinot nose. A bolder style that I prefer.

2018 vintage

Earthy cherry nose with a bit of poblano pepper to it. Smooth cherry and ripe plum fruit with a load of acid and a bit of sage and dirt. Medium tannins, dusty cherry, and wet earth on the finish.

2018 vintage

Bought from winery thru MB.

2018 vintage