Brick House, Select Pinot Noir, Oregon

Brick House · Oregon › United States of America

Red · Pinot Noir
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LWIN 1205448
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89 /100
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15
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Taster #0439 · May 31, 2023
Beautiful. There's both depth and purity on the nose, it's red fruited (cranberry, raspberry, cherry) and accented by all kinds of baking spices. A haunting perfume. Not as many fireworks on the palate but it's delicious for sure, effortlessly balanced and transparent – the oak is almost invisible, I just get fruit and slightly saline minerality. I figured this wine would be pretty ok but this is way better than that, and there's no hurry to drink this, it's really …
2008 vintage
Taster #6868 · Jun 6, 2021
93/100
one of the better from 08 OR pinots
2008 vintage
Taster #6868 · Jun 7, 2019
90/100
OFF ON THE FIRST DAY BUT QUITE NICE DAY TWO. STILL HOLDING UP.
2008 vintage
Taster #0339 · Jun 30, 2016
A lovely Oregon Pinot; marvelous nose that follows through on the palate. Silky and smooth.
2008 vintage
Taster #2032 · Dec 22, 2014
89/100
Food-friendly, musky, scrumptious Pinot Noir. I did not get the sublimity occasionally credited to the '08 vintage in Oregon, but this is a superb wine nonetheless. The closest to old Burgundy of the tasting - the leather, the wonderful skunk - but medium-light texture and fruit flavor to remind you of the New World. Probably has another couple of years in it, but ready to go now, too.
2008 vintage
Taster #8654 · Nov 10, 2012
88/100
Decanted and drank within 30 mins. Ruby red, unfiltered. Very earthy Pinot with minimal fruit. Modest complexity with a strong earthy note in the mid palate. Nice acidity and balance. Medium finish.
2008 vintage
Taster #5211 · Nov 17, 2011
90/100
Still a little tight so maybe we opened this too early. Great underlying fruit and excellent balance, though. Upside over the next 5 or more years, it seems.
2008 vintage
Taster #4950 · Jul 12, 2010
90/100
Oregon pinot sampler at home : wow - finally an oregon pinot noir with excellent qpr - at 25 bananas this beats most, if not all, Pinot Noir I've ever tasted in the USD 20-30 price range. Good producer, but I am also chalking it up to the vintage. There is a lot of cherry and raspberry and some interesting wood spice and a bit of cream. But the fruit and oak is already very well integrated and it is …
2008 vintage
Taster #7493 · May 18, 2010
90/100
Opened up considerably after the first night.
2008 vintage
Taster #1557 · Apr 21, 2010
90/100
This is the regular pinot from Brick House, the cuvee is not out yet but based on this wine it should be a blockbuster. The color is garnet with a nose of strawberry, cherry, rich earth maybe a hint of oak. The flavor is a sweet berry mixed fruit, nice acidic undertone with a nice finish if you hold it. 90, Willamette Pinot Rules.
2008 vintage
Taster #9421 · Apr 3, 2010
89/100
Nice bright, almost tart young cherry. Racy acidity. Decent balance. scotch tape, spice. finish lengthened with decanting and aeration. Drank over 2 hours. Not complex yet, but does not seem shut down. May gain complexity with decanting or time in glass.
2008 vintage
Taster #9629 · Mar 6, 2010
90/100
The 2007 bottling was a favorite of mine to pair with sushi. The wine was well balanced, but had a good streak of acidity along with the bright red fruit to make for a good pairing. I found the 2008 to be a bit deeper and smoother, with the acidity a bit less pronounced. Might not make for as good a pairing with sushi, but still enjoyable.
2008 vintage
Taster #6927 · Jan 11, 2010
90/100
Solid.
2008 vintage
Taster #8654 · Dec 21, 2009
83/100
Very fruit forward, little complexity but has good balance with nice aciditiy and a very average finish. Very young and I wonder if this will improve with age considering this is only one year old. Given the rave reviews of the 2008 vintage, I hope this is merely shut down right now and will improve with time.
2008 vintage
Taster #3035 · Dec 13, 2009
Popped and poured. 13.5%alc. Lighter in color/density compared to a lot of Oregon PN I've tasted in a while. Subtle, but still balanced nose of underbrush, spice and blackberries. An off cola note blew off after about 5 min of air. Similar notes extending into a long finish. Acitiy with mild tannins make this a great food wine. Great qpr for an Oregon PN. I hope this is what 2008 has in store for the Willamette Valley.
2008 vintage
Taster #0473 · Dec 8, 2009
89/100
Nice, smooth Pinot. Not very complex but good fruit flavor. Didn't hold up to the Pinot reduction sauce over pork . Overall that we paired it with.
2008 vintage
Taster #5140 · Nov 22, 2009
78/100
50 base points; color= 3/5; nose=9 /15; flavor & finish= 10/20; overall=6 /10. This tasting note is based on what I tasted the day after I opened the bottle. Initially it was very, very tight. I poured a little the first night, and wasn't getting anything. So I vacuvin'ed and revisited it tonight. Color is a cloudy medium garnet that's very clear at the meniscus. Nose is barely there at all. What is there is plum, with a funky B.O./afterbirth …
2008 vintage
Taster #5477 · Nov 18, 2009
90/100
Nose of red fruit, spice, adhesive. Palate of red bright fruit, really nice structure and focus.
2008 vintage