Archery Summit, Premier Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley

This was really good straight after opening. Drank with Greg and Jami. Thankfully it was ready as we opened a 2015 King Coal that needed time to open up

2009 vintage

Deep ruby with a hint of bricking at the rim. Still good ripe dark cherry fruit with some spicy notes but maybe past its peak at this point.

2008 vintage

So I bought a cellar; 11/12/2022-12/31/2030 : Opened a few hours before thanksgiving dinner. Dark in the glass and initial nose of prunes and stewed fruit. It opened up a bit and was delicious with the food, and even so with some of the desserts. But overall, it was more on the stewed fruit/cranberry side and the longer it was in my glass the more it fell off. Didn’t finish my glass after my plate was empty. Drink up if …

2009 vintage

So I bought a cellar; 11/12/2022-12/31/2030 : This wine was really tasty. Nice color in the glass, very slight bricking. Great red fruit, fresh, some cluster and earthy notes. In a good spot.

2008 vintage

Less fruit but still enjoyable.

2001 vintage

It’s losing its fruit.

2002 vintage

Fully mature, bricking a bit in color. Lean notes of red plum, dried cherries, rhubarb and a hint of menthol. Opened up nicely after 2 hours in glass. Enjoy now.

2009 vintage

Fifteen years on from our first visit to Archery Summit, whereat our love affair with Oregon PN began: the fourth stop on that first tour, a perfect day, the view of the Cascades (no fires then), the exotic tones of Alphonse pouring the Premier Cuvee into the Vinum Extreme, and we were Bad to the Beaune. So, to celebrate, Dulcie dumps the entire bottle into the pot roast without so much a taste remaining. I assume it will taste good; …

2008 vintage

Delicate, smooth integrated and a really nice aged OR PN drink now

2002 vintage

Nice ruby color. Beautiful aromas of red berries, rose and spice cake. Flavors of strawberry and raspberry, with virtually no oak at all. Medium bodied and still full of life! This 2008 is living up to its vintage lore.

2008 vintage

Drank at Thanksgiving 2016?

2009 vintage

This wine has evolved beautifully! Probably at or near it’s peak. Drink up.

2008 vintage

Awesome wine. Great fruit. Really drinking well.

2008 vintage

Pop & pour at a French restaurant using cab. glass, I wished had a pinot glass that can capture the aroma and larger surface for quick oxidation. Beautiful bouquet of fine Burgundy with subtle jasmine and muscadet, sweet aromatic and fine acidity. Mid palate of well balanced and fine taste of burgundy earth, red fruit, and silky tannin. Long and inviting aftertaste. Noticed some fine and gentle bubbles after half an hour. Went well with varieties of vegetables, trout, chicken, …

2008 vintage

Drinking really well right now...wouldn’t let it go longer. Tannins have fully integrated and still has strong fruit

2008 vintage

Oh so good!! Lots of fruit, fully balanced, perfect acid so wonderful with duck breast!!!!

2001 vintage

Wonderful wine. At it’s peak.

2008 vintage

At it’s peak. Fantastic! Enjoyed with TLB & Eric in Austin Tx

2008 vintage

Drinking very well right now!

2008 vintage

Superb!

2009 vintage

Drink now. Brick red. Hints of mahogany, color intense and moving away from the rim. Dark, even for a New World Pinot. Expressive nose of mushrooms, earth and minerals nicely balanced with blueberry and red raspberry. Complex in the mouth with medium plus acidity and softening tannins. Full mouth feel in this very wel made wine. The finish is extended and turns slightly bitter which is surprisingly due to aging I believe. Has the lushness of a cuvée rather than …

2009 vintage

Nice but funky. Underlying cherries and berries with some mushrooms and cedar.

2006 vintage

Still tasting great, lots of signature Archery Summit fruit and earth. The red fruit has a pleasant cherry/strawberry flavor profile that is nicely balanced with earth and acid.

2008 vintage

Well integrated and drinking nicely. Fairly soft with the warm vintage. 90-91

2009 vintage

Great nose, but the fruit is mostly gone. Still had some acidity, but won't get any better.

2008 vintage

Very well balanced and integrated. Excellent with turkey. Drinking great right now.

2009 vintage

This wine has a bundle of structure. Drinking well now, and will continue for years to come.

2008 vintage

Very fresh and young . Nice fruit .medium body very well made

2009 vintage

Nice full bodied Pinot, will continue to develop.

2008 vintage

Popped and poured. Thought it was very good, not an over powering pinot like more recent vintages.

2006 vintage

A little tight. Should benefit from another year or two.

2009 vintage

(Mostly) Oregon Dinner at Cherry Circle Room (Chicago, IL) : The nose on this was quite stemmy and austere, but you could definitely a touch of tart red fruit hiding there. This had a good spice character to it, and I could pick up some herbal elements, as well as a touch of licorice and smoke. The palate was probably a touch sweeter than the nose would indicate. Not too complicated nor rich.

1996 vintage

faitly dple. Stone fruit and berries, no pop

2006 vintage

Dark, full of fruit, still very tight but smooth tannins.

2002 vintage

A bit tart for my taste; otherwise a fine Willamette valley PN.

2008 vintage

A wonderfully structured Pinot Noir, full in the mouth, dark fruit on the palette, including plums and cherry. Fantastic.

2009 vintage

This is very nice tonight with pretty red fruit, earth, anise and some tarry undertones. The up front fruit has faded abit and leaves me feeling a little hollow, but overall, quite delicious.

2008 vintage

A bit of PNW salmon almost always calls for a PNW pinot. So into the cellar I dug for a Premier Cuvee. This wine from an earlier vintage was the one most responsible for our growing love affair with Archery Summit - was it the wine itself, Alphonse's dulcet French twang, the Vinum Extreme glasses, or the view down the vineyards across the Valley? - or perhaps all the above. Anyway, nostalgia aside, this is really excellent right now and …

2006 vintage

Blue fruit, burnt cherry, prune. Good tannic ending. Good with lamb chops. Could go another 5 years

2008 vintage

Drinking very well tonight

2008 vintage

The tannins have mellowed considerably and this is drinking very nicely. Cherry on the nose and palate. Not a subtle wine, the fruit and acid are serious, even with the bottle age

2008 vintage

well integrated with with berries and cherries. Finishes with earth and hint of spice. Drink now

2006 vintage

Popped and poured. Aroma of black cherry with a bit of tobacco and forest floor. Taste is pretty juicy and smooth with plum flavor.

2008 vintage

A beautiful well-made wine. Medium red not opaque slightly moving away from the rim. Ready to drink. Subtle, perfumed nose. Typical Pinot. Light red cherry and clove. Medium weight, Velvet mouth feel. Soft tannins Marked acidity, tart, enough fruit to sweeten the structure. Medium finish, well balanced, well made. A cuvée blend, not as terroir distinctive as some other pintos.

2009 vintage

Soft-spoken through the whole palate. A bit of heat, but tolerable. Just an OK wine. Hence the 88 rating

2009 vintage

Refined. Still enough fruit. Great with food.

2001 vintage

Ruby color, fruity nose. Classic berry flavors culminating in a smooth, elegant finish. Paired with bison burgers, roasted brussel sprouts, and potato chips. Delicious!

2008 vintage

Beutiful pinot with lots of fruit and a long spicy finish. I hold this one as one of the best balanced oregon pinots out there. Plum and red fruit filling the palate, black papper notes and a fresh hint of raspberry. drink and enjoy now.

2006 vintage

Deep, penetrating red and black fruit with abundant earth, spice, licorice and black pepper. This is drinking beautifully. Pnp once thru a Venturi, then it was good to go.

2008 vintage

Happily, this bottle was similar to the 9/6/10 bottle and is still firmly in its peak drinking period.

2006 vintage

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