Brick House, Cuvee du Tonnelier Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge

Brick House · Oregon › Ribbon Ridge › United States of America

Red · Pinot Noir

Critics

91 /100

Reviews

professional

Vintages

No vintages

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Community Reviews

Reviews

91.2

Avg Score

Highest

Tart cherry. Baking spice. Surprising tannins for a 2012. Excellent

2012 vintage

Had at the tasting. The nose was quite open. Floral, strawberry. Beautifully weighted palate. Red fruit, not heavy but very graceful. Some earth, still good acidity, tannins still present. This can go definitely a few more years.

2012 vintage

Long to open. Delicious but never really came together. Probably needed more open time.

2012 vintage

Everyone remarked on the floral characteristics in the nose. Favorite wine of the blind tasting. Good length and well rounded.

2012 vintage

Wonderful. Drinking perfectly on pnp. Wish I’d held the rest til now!

2012 vintage

Delicious wine, very well made. Clean, bright, young but getting close to peak. Red fruits, hints of mushroom and floral notes, great acidity, traditional Oregon Ribbon Ridge profile. Very glad to have a couple more of these I can let sleep for another 5+ years. Went wonderfully with some seared Tuna and with some pork shoulder.

2012 vintage

A good wine, that went well with lamb Cypriot lamb shanks. More of a food wine than a sipping wine.

2012 vintage

Delicious PN in the Oregon style. Went very well with dinner and especially the chocolate pudding following. Should be good, even better for a couple more years. 30 minutes to open in the glass.

2012 vintage

Popped and poured. This is a translucent cherry-red wine. On the nose, I get baking spice, cherries, and a touch of dried leaf. In the mouth, this is rich and layered with sour cherry notes leaving a crisp and crunchy finish. Overall, this is well-done, classic Oregon Pinot. 91 points.

2012 vintage

Somewhat cloudy in the glass this show nice restraint for a '12 from Ribbon Ridge. Tart cherry, a little loam and baking spices on the finish. The thing that stands out is its silky mouthfeel. Really enjoyed this on a snowy evening.

2012 vintage

Smooth fresh n texture and persona. No hard edges. The neutral oak gives a papery sense to the tart dark cherries.

2012 vintage

Very nice pinot. Delightful bouquet, silky mouthfeel on the palate...waves of subtle fruit with good length to finish. Each sip makes you crave another. This producer has not disappointed me to date.

2012 vintage

Marionberries, earth, classic Oregon pinot noir

2012 vintage

Definitely not a CA pinot, but still more body and ripeness than most OR pinots. Very nice drinking now, but will likely improve for several more years.

2012 vintage

A very nice wine.

2012 vintage

Drank after deciding to break up with Brickhouse. Um. A bad decision perhaps? This was incredible. Good thing we have three more!

2012 vintage

Medium garnet. Nose of black cherry, mushrooms, game. Medium+ intensity showing signs of development. Mouthfeel is smooth and rich for a pinot. Finish a bit vegetal. Acids were medium+, a bit firm for for my liking but would allow this wine to age. Best 2016-18.

2012 vintage

Smooth, ripe and firm (for Oregon Pinot). Lovely and complex, but an easy wine to drink. Long finish. PDQ93+

2012 vintage

Really nice. Lots of great fruit and some backbone.

2012 vintage

Sampled the 2011 vintage recently, and thought this was a little better. The bouquet makes a big impression of earth and red fruit, floral accents, and hints of meatiness. Refined yet bracing palate, of appealing weight and balance. The wine finishes beautifully. 91-92.

2012 vintage

Tasted blind to my wife. She felt it was a Pinot, but said "Pinots taste better than this". Very, very good for a very poor year. Fruit still great - just not a traditional Brick House offering.

1997 vintage