Cristom, Sommers Reserve Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley

No detailed notes but surprisingly, and even from half bottle, showed very well.

2008 vintage

Nice smooth body

2011 vintage

From jerry. Just open d and smells awesome. Menthol and bloody and really powerful smelling. And still hard edged on the palate. Lots of gumption there.

2008 vintage

Clear, pale-ruby color. Expansive secondary aromas of sandalwood, eastern spice, dried flowers, sous bois, chalk, fig/raspberry fruit. Light to medium body, well-integrated acid. Forward notes of red apple and cherry fruit, finely layered secondary depth consistent with the nose. Fleshes out through the mid-palate, finishing with fine elegant tannins and lingering peppery spice and dark fruit. Showing the vintage well, in a good drinking window. Very nicely done.

2011 vintage

Cool but ripe cherry and white pepper with an alcoholic touch at first, that quickly evaporates and more complex aromas of crushed graphite and woody scents appears. Cherry cola and more vanilla after a while. Fine concentration of sour cherry, florals and liquorice on the palate. Good balance, but more acidity is missed.

2011 vintage

Cherry cola with a spicy finish. Very good.

2011 vintage

Pop and pour and tasted a small glass but did not take any notes. Vacu-vined, refrigerated the bottle, and then tasted the following day. tasted with food (grilled chicken, Vietnamese rice noodle soup, in case you were wondering). The wine was served a little cool. Bright floral nose, with some spice component. Light mouth feel but there is good depth of flavor. Ripe strawberries and cranberry notes, with good citrus (pink grapefruit) elements. Fresh red berries - inviting and mouth-watering. …

2011 vintage

Very nice, aging nicely!

2008 vintage

Wet earth. Wet leaves. Spice. Cigar smoke. Cinnamon. Medium bodied. Complex. Enjoyed with food (salmon). More Burgundy than California. Good stuff.

2011 vintage

Black cherry, cranberry, and raspberry fruit driven by a nice core of dusty earth and good acidity. Nice long finish, well done.

2008 vintage

Dinner with Matt and Wes from Wineposte. Wes brought this. A: Fruits, green leafy, herby, and earth. P: Black fruits, earth, some green leaves w a bit of astringent tannins at end. F: Follows palate w moderate length. Nice.

2011 vintage

Nice stuff. Aging well. A little cranberry and strawberry with a healthy backbone of acid. In a good place for consumption but will last longer.

2008 vintage

Delicious as always!

2011 vintage

This started out pretty spicy. In fact, I finally decided it smelled exactly like a cinnamon hard candy. Settled down by day two. Still plenty of spicy red fruits.

2011 vintage

Lots of cherry; light but great taste.

2011 vintage

Very light. Thought it would go better with salmon but perhaps the grill and spices messed up the pairing. Enjoyed the leftovers more the next day with a chocolate brownie.

2011 vintage

This is so delicious! Delicate and complex. So glad we bought a case as it will be interesting to see what this wine does over the years. Classic cool weather Oregon Pinot Noir from Eola Amity AVA at a great value

2011 vintage

Medium garnet with ripe strawberry nose. Tart berry, medium body and fruit and some stone fruit tannins. Nicely restrained with a good balance toward the acid side. Drinking very well now with about an hour open time.

2011 vintage

Pop and pour and served with food (escarole soup, and porcini ravioli in a sauce of chorizo and fried tomato paste, in case you were wondering). At first, the wine is a bit rustic and rough. With a bit of air, the funky notes blow off. Bright, tart wine with red berries and some woodsy notes of herbs and stems. Fair level of acidity. Re-corked and will check in after a day of air.

2011 vintage

Willamette Valley late June tastings : Savory on the nose- showing notes of wet earth, mushroom, cherry and vanilla. Deepening on the palate with fig fruit, fresh flowers, sandalwood and spice. Fleshy with smooth tannins and a full finish. Very nice.

2011 vintage

Drank over two days. Brownish tint in colour. Cherry nose. Slightly smokey day one and peppery day two. Somewhat deep, no tannins, no real tail.

2008 vintage

Cork....

2008 vintage

Drank at Gilpin lodge, Lake District. Confident nose of marichino cherry, something floral? Medium to long palate. A lot of what we enjoy about a good Oregon Pinot.

2011 vintage

Taste at TETE. Spice driven. Cola fruit.

2011 vintage

Delicious

2011 vintage

Lots of red berries. Crimsom color. Less fruit than expected and a bit more tart that expected as well. But a lovely glass particularly with food. This is one of the oregon Pinots which comes pretty close to true burgundy style.

2008 vintage

Burgundian in character. Nice Pinot nose and vibrant palate. Not over oaked or over extracted. Begs for one more sip. Good food wine.

2011 vintage

Back in the Willamette; 2/15/2015-2/20/2015 (Willamette Valley) : This is a nice wine. For all of the talk about how great the '12s are in Oregon, I find that many times I prefer the '11s. This was 85% estate fruit and 15% sourced. Mostly tart red fruit (think cranberry) and earthy, a bit more complex and interesting than the Jefferson. Still a decent amount of oak, but in this case pulled the wine together.

2011 vintage

Clove and pickle barrel nose. Clove, allspice, pickle barrel and shitake mushroom, green peppercorn palate. Whole cluster fermentation.

2011 vintage

Merry Christmas! What a wine to enjoy it with. Big, balanced, savory with a touch of dark red fruits and a long finish. Very polished. Excellent bottle.

2008 vintage

Good sour red berry taste. Solid body. Quite intense and penetrating power.

2008 vintage

Starts quite oaky. With air the oak influence eases off and there is nice black fruit and balance underneath. Has potential to be good if the oak integrates. I'd hold for 5 years.

2011 vintage

My first bottle from this producer. I am impressed. Savory restrained but very focused red fruit and spice. Light-to-medium weight. Great balance. If this winery's SVD wines are an improvement over this, I think they would probably be among my favorite pinots ever.

2008 vintage

Very good. Acidic, med black cherry, med light bodied. Bit of smoke. Expansive.

2011 vintage

Willamette with a touch of Wedding Planning (or vice versa); 7/2/2014-7/4/2014 (Willamette Valley) : First taste was licorice. I still get the strong oak (seems to be a Cristom style). Maybe some green pepper? The pepper (as in salt & pepper) is a bit more muted in this one than some of the others. Would need a fair amount of time to integrate I think although even some of the slightly older vintages felt like they'd found their feet a …

2011 vintage

Very nice pinot that has come along well since we tasted this in 2012. Complex mix of dark fruits and cherries with a woodsy-earthy undertone of cedar and sweet spices. Good acid and tannins still on the palate.

2008 vintage

Big and bold for an Oregon Pinot but it works and is overall balanced. Bing cherry and vanilla smoky oak on the nose and palate. Very smooth tannins with a full warm mouth feel and long finish. Nice acidity at the end that seemed to rise with fruit softening as the bottle sat.

2008 vintage

Without a decant, silky palate reflecting dried fruits and forest floor, with impressive depth and perfect balance. Lovely!

2008 vintage

Der Sommers Reserve hatte einen leicht trüben Schleier, dennoch viel Transparenz, und ein recht helle an reife Himbeeren erinnernde Farbe. Die Nase zeigte sich sehr jugendlich, aber keinesfalls schüchtern. Sehr viel überaus mineralischer Oregon Funk (mit einer stärkeren Neigung hin zu sehr holzigem Unterholz – meiner Meinung nach sicherlich nicht vom Ausbau) machte sich in meinem Glas breit. Ich würde die Nase schon fast als parfümiert, in einen zuträglichen Sinn, bezeichnen. Sie war sehr intensiv, duftig und tief in die …

2008 vintage

Whifs of Deep Dark Tones of Raspberry, a dry forest floor, with a hint of alcohol, in the palate, high acid, nice sweetness of fruit mixed with spices of anise, has a nice starting to develop palate lovely texture Conc: From a half bottle, warm and lovely life a head of itself not sure couple years for ure in the half bottle

2008 vintage

De couleur rubis, cerise noire moyennement intense, le nez est intense et très mûr quoique pas très complexe. L'attaque est ample, étoffée, fraîche avec des tanins fermes, mûrs et avec une belle texture. Le corps est moyennement corsé avec des beaux arômes fruités (cerises). La finale est moyennement longue et savoureusement rafraîchissante. Le meilleur vin de toute la soirée. Le vin a même impressionné nos invités français, vignerons bordelais. Bravo !

2008 vintage

Classic subtle old world style. Clear, med light ruby in the glass. Nose is all classic burgundian Pinot. Subtle red berry, a bit of earth and leather all wonderfully integrated. Palate is med + acidity, med tannin with the experience very consistent with the nose and all well integrated. For those that find the funk of old world too much and the fruitiness of new world too Beaujolais then this is your wine.

2008 vintage

Not one of my favorites from Oregon. Interesting nose that I found hard to place. Well structured

2008 vintage

Red cherry color. Red smoke nose. This is an intense and strong Pinot Noir with one foot in the New World and one in the Old World. Lots of red fruit and smoke. It is intense and well made. Pricing Unknown. www.austinbeeman.com

2008 vintage

- Ruby color.

2008 vintage

An excellent wine that might be a few years away from showing its potential. There's a cranberry like component that comes to the fore that is really interesting. I'll enjoy this one again in four or five years.

2008 vintage

Very nice wine. Grilled meats and an interesting finish.

2008 vintage

- Crimsom color with medium forming legs and aromas of blackberry, black pepper and vanilla. It's balanced and has flavours of blackberry, raspberry, black pepper and vanilla with a medium body. Polished texture with a medium finish - Delicate Pinot showing a fine balance between new and old world styles. Enough fruit and earth to keep things in harmony. Great with food. Will drink well for 10+ years.

2008 vintage

2012 Wine & Spirits Top 100 Tasting (City View at Metreon, San Francisco, California) : Medium dark cherry red color; roses, tart cherry nose; tasty, roses, tart cherry, mineral palate; needs 2-plus years; medium-plus finish 92+ points

2008 vintage

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