WillaKenzie Estate, Kiana Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley

WillaKenzie Estate · Oregon › Willamette Valley › United States of America

Red · Pinot Meunier Pinot Noir

Critics

88 /100

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Reviews

88.6

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Aging nicely Bitter cherries and a touch of earth. Acidity and tannins nicely integrated.

2013 vintage

Deep red color. Minimal nose. Spicy dark cherry on the palate with some acid and a light mouthfeel. Medium finish. Fresh and enjoyable.

2013 vintage

Served at 55F Medium dark in glass, light earthy and cherry notes Smooth acidity and subtle tannins. Screwcap is keeping freshness

2013 vintage

Pop and pour. This has aged beautifully with savory red fruit, earth, marzipan. This is right in my wheelhouse for Oregon Pinot with more earth and minerals and less juicy fruit.

2013 vintage

Tasted after 1 hour of air. Very floral. Nice high toned sour cherry fruit. Some spice. Good lift. Nice balance. Good persistence. Ageing nicely.

2013 vintage

Really solid Pinot. Great now, will continue to be great for another few years.

2013 vintage

Beautiful wine from a great vintage.

2013 vintage

Just so so.

2013 vintage

Good

2013 vintage

Drinking nicely right now and can definitely cellar a little longer to mellow out the slight acidity on finish. A bit oakier than expected with medium to light tannins and chalky ripe fruit.

2013 vintage

This has an earthy, tobacco, dark chocolate , dark cherry taste. A fine sandpaper mouthfeel. The finish lasts medium long. It's interesting and I like it for a 2013.

2013 vintage

Well another bottle of this confirms why it was on clearance. Not a bad Pinot just nothing great especially for the QPR. Oh well only have one left maybe it will surprise.

2013 vintage

Bought one on clearance to try. Really liked that it had a a few years on it. It was a little light on fruitiness with some cherry and cola. So I bought a few more but this bottle didn't match up the first. Hope its just bottle variation or could be it's not meant to be held much longer....maybe that's why it was on clearance :-(

2013 vintage

Corked.

2013 vintage

Lovely bright aromas and a solid earthy accent. Palate has great acidity but maybe a little uninspiring in character, but still very enjoyable. Fine food wine.

2013 vintage

Modern, polished, and fairly oaky. The underlying black earth and peat-driven terroir would be more appealing if unmasked by oak. Medium acid. Well made, though less than what it could be.

2013 vintage

Very dry clone. Gives the texture and stone/earth qualities to the blend. I wanted to cellar longer, but ran out of room.

2013 vintage

Very acidic. Needs several more years of age before it will develop and balance the acidity.

2013 vintage

Surprisingly good right out of the bottle. Very pleasant wine at this price point. Not too light, definitely not too bold.

2013 vintage

Light bodied fruit biased pinot flavor. Excellent alternative to rose on a summer day.

2013 vintage

Flavorful and fruit driven. Can withstand a lighter dish or as an aperitif but not overly complex. May increase complexity with age as the acidity is there to lay down for 5-10 years easily. Age may make it more complex as now is more of an easy going wine

2013 vintage

Light, translucent body. Raspberry, strawberry and some spice on the nose. Very mild acidity, fine tannin. Cedar and apple on the palate. Very smooth and refreshing, while drawing out a variety of spice and wood layers.

2013 vintage

This is a lovely Pinot Noir visually and aromatically. Nice complex inviting nose that is so promising. In the mouth there is no way I could call this wine balanced. The very low acidity washes out the texture and weight almost to the point of watery blandness. It would had been so much better with a slight tartaric acid addition.

2013 vintage

black cherry & oregon earth, cola, sour black cherry on the palate, soft.

2013 vintage

Light ruby with ripe strawberry nose. Light and dry with some soft wet stones mineral, Soft strawberry fruit, light body, well balanced acid with some lightly integrated tannins, earthy mineral and just a tad of stemmy bitter.

2013 vintage

Oregon funk nose with some cherry cola highlights. Similar flavors. On the bigger bodied side for a Pinot.

2013 vintage

Light bodied but flavorful

2013 vintage

Pleasant perfume on the nose. Light mouthfeel, as expected. Palate leaning to red berries, but not overwhelmingly bright. Paired nicely with Provençal roasted chicken breasts.

2013 vintage

Nothing special; little nose and singular flavor palate. Good acidity and a little tart berries on the finish. I wasn't expecting great at $20... And this delivered as "not great".

2013 vintage

Delicious with good structure for a good wine

2013 vintage

Medium garnet with raspberry, strawberry nose. Dry light ripe strawberry with a mineral twist. Light body and fruit with moderate acid and subdued tannins. On par with most wines for me, better on night two, restrained fruit with tart berry. well balanced for me on the acid forward side. Light and simple for the summer when you want a little more than rosé, some what like a gamay.

2013 vintage

Light body, slightly earthy, with slight dry finish

2013 vintage