Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
1
professional
Vintages
1
2009
Other
89/100
Pinot Noir,
Gamay Noir
NV
Community Reviews
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Reviews
89.3
Avg Score
93
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Taster #1551
· Nov 4, 2022
88/100
Tasted after 1 hour of air. Medium ruby color. Some medicinal notes on the nose. Round cranberry fruit with some balancing crunch. Still seems like some drying tannins here. A bit of tea. Fades quickly on the finish. Drink up.
2009 vintage
Taster #5591
· Mar 25, 2020
90/100
This is a warm-weather vintage wine from a relatively warm site, but it has good balance and is just fresh enough after 11 years. Finish is a tad hot—warm vintage after all—but this wine has a lovely nose, pleasurable if fruity mid-palate, and long finish. Frankly it is much better than I expected, and went well with duck confit this evening.
2009 vintage
Taster #9867
· Sep 1, 2017
89/100
Silky texture, cherry and oak. Lovely example of an Oregon Pinot.
2009 vintage
Taster #6804
· Nov 29, 2014
88/100
Thanksgiving: versatile as a food wine, but unexpectedly dark and somewhat tannic, even though it's now five years on (perhaps due to the screwcap causing it to age slower). Still smooth enough to drink on its own. Went well with the myriad flavors of the night.
2009 vintage
Taster #7208
· Mar 11, 2014
89/100
Light garnet, nose of light violets with cedar. Dry with light bitter tannins on the PnP. Restrained red stone fruits, plums and currants. Lighter body. These seemed a little too floral when young, but now tart tannins predominate. Interested to see the development the next several days when the bitter elements subside.
2009 vintage
Taster #2303
· Aug 3, 2013
93/100
APPEARANCE: Darker Pinot color with watery edges AROMA: Beautiful nose, green pepper, vanilla TASTE: Almond and cherry with a smoky mouthfeel
2009 vintage
Taster #7208
· May 27, 2013
88/100
Dark ruby with majenta rim, spicy plum, cherry nose. Dry, mineral, fruity, herbacious acid, tobacco leaf, earthy with some bitter tannins. Drinking nicely in a simple way. Bitter has diminished on second night.
2009 vintage
Taster #8632
· Sep 5, 2012
88/100
Bing cherry, raspberry, and cola on the nose and palate. Light on tannins and fruit forward. Hints of smoke and strawberry linger on the palate. Overall very nice.
2009 vintage
Taster #1155
· Jan 11, 2012
The more Gamay I drink, the more I realize it just isn't my type. This one was not bad by any means... did seem to have a nice balance but just nothing that set the world on fire. Outside of club shipments, not sure I would pick this one up again.
2009 vintage
Taster #7706
· Oct 13, 2011
91/100
Excellent gamay, full bodied and fully aromatic. Enjoyed from the moment it was opened and it improved nicely over time. Will need to get more.
2009 vintage