1006, 2011
Saturday Night Tapas: Food & Wine Pairing
This past Saturday night I went to friend’s house for dinner club and was amazed that 4 of the 6 wines he was pouring that evening were products from [...]
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Unique, excellent and never very much of them. Nuanced to a fault. Has a seamless nature to it while incorporating a wide-range of fruits and spices. Stronger finishing tannins than normal give it a gutsy gloss to the texture. - Deep red. Intense blackberry and cherry aromas are complicated by notes of anise, sassafras and smoky minerals. Plush, expansive dark berry flavors show an attractive pliancy and pick up a touch of bitter cherry with air. Fine-grained tannins add shape and grip to a long, mineral-accented finish. This drinks very well now but has the depth to suggest patience will be repaid.
- Earthy character and more a tannic structure than their other Pinot noirs. It has a wonderful mingling of pure red cherries, raspberries, that particular Dundee Hill spice along with an earthy undertone that fills in the wine giving it great dimension without adding to the mass of the wine. This is a bit of a sexy beast of wine that will have power and swagger in its youth and evolve into something exotic and complex with bottle age.
- Dark garnet. This needs a ton of air. Once open, it shows a complex & alluring nose with earthy/truffle & rhubarb aromatics. Loads of acidic structure. Some cherry & mushroom notes emerge as it breathes. Very clean & fresh mouthfeel accents the medium body.
- The wine is exceptionally dark in color, has intense aromatics that mingle the ripe fruit characteristics of the vintage, the darker, brooding qualities of the site and the wonderful traits that whole cluster fermentation brings both aromatically and texturally. This is a fun, jumpy, rich and muscular wine that should show well in its youth but has the balance to be an excellent cellaring Pinot Noir.
- This Pinot noir shows the alluring characteristics of cool-climate Pinot, with fruit and savory components playing off each other, all wrapped in an elegant package. Earth, spice, leather, tobacco, and coconut meld with red fruits to create a complex and exotic aromatic profile. In the mouth, this wine has more power than one might expect from a cooler vintage. Notes of earth, dark plum, and black pepper grace the palate. Sweet fruit and well integrated soft tannins create the backbone for this wine’s smooth and silky finish.
- Leading with boysenberry, cigar-box, smoke, rose petals, and plum, the nose is as rich and concentrated as you would expect from this classic blend. The dark aromatics in the nose are overtaken by mouthwatering, bright flavors of Bing cherry and zesty lemon. The back of the palate is textured by bright acidity and soft tannins that push out the long and lingering finish.
- Willamette Valley Pinot noir is seductively perfumed with aromas of boysenberry, violets, almond, lavender and vanilla pipe tobacco. The opulent nose transitions into a radiant palate of red fruit, with profound notes of raspberry, Bing cherry, pomegranate and cassis. Velvety tannins spread across the palate balanced by pleasing acidity with nutmeg, caraway, and Chinese five-spice lingering through the enduring finish. A bold wine on a delicate frame, you can enjoy this wine now or lay it down for several yea
- Patton Valley West Block Pinot Noir is a wine that will warm you up as we emerge from a wet Oregon winter! In the nose, hints of apple wood smoke, rose petals, and berry pie are balanced by notes of toasted marshmallow, graham cracker, and cacao. Upon entry, the palate is a symphony of blueberry, ripe cherry, and hints of chestnut. The West Block demonstrates its sense of place with big, structured tannins that broaden the mouthfeel and accentuate the fruit. Ample late summer sun gives this wine saturated structure that lends itself to long term age ability.
- This Pinot noir shows abundant aromatics, immediately woodsy but overwhelmingly fresh with lavender and red plum, sweet caramel and malt. The palate is lush and broad with sweet cherry, cigar box, and the faintest hint of peat smoke. Soft and very subtle tannins give this wine a solid backbone. A great acid profile makes this wine likely to offer boundless enjoyment when consumed in the short term, or if given some time to rest, the distinct potential of becoming something much more profound. Drink now or cellar 5-8 years.
- The Lucia Pinot Noir is a blend from the three vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands farmed by the Pisoni Family: Pisoni, Garys' and Soberanes Vineyards. This wine is a wonderful representation of the Santa Lucia Highlands and these estate vineyards. The goal is to create a "world-class" appellation blend; barrels for this wine are hand selected, just as for the single-vineyard wines.
- Planted in 1996, the namesake vineyard of the two Garys (Pisoni and Franscioni), is a classic Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir: vibrant and lively aromatics followed by full-bodied fruit and spice character woven together.
- The Lucia Pinot Noir is a blend from the three vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands farmed by the Pisoni Family: Pisoni, Garys' and Soberanes Vineyards. This wine is a wonderful representation of the Santa Lucia Highlands and these estate vineyards. The goal is to create a "world-class" appellation blend; barrels for this wine are hand selected, just as for the single-vineyard wines.
- The Pinot Noir from Soberanes Vineyard is traditionally our most perfumed and aromatic wine in the cellar. Beautiful, elegant and pure, while at the same time rich and complex, the Soberanes Pinot Noir is a wine that shows remarkably well young or after aging for some time in the cellar.
- This wine is more voluptuous than in most, with a nose full of cherry and raspberry. A great mouthfeel leads to cassis, currant and blackberry flavors. The finish is long and earthy with a hint of spice. This is a great bargain.
- A soft, and elegant Pinot boasting creamy caramel, strawberry, and white pepper aromas followed by flavors of ripe currant, Russian River minerality, graphite, cherry and a kind, rose petal finish.
- Deep garnet in color, the spice driven nose includes aromas of red cherry, cinnamon, vanilla, and a hint of sweet tobacco leaf. Full flavored with a sweet, juicy, and deep center, surrounded by ripe red raspberry, a touch of gravel, bergamot, and strawberry compote. Nice firm structure. Finish is pure fruit with those briar-earth elements. A compact, complex and complete Pinot noir.
- Deep garnet color. Ethereal cherry blossom and vanilla bean nose. The velvety texture and rich, plump berry brightness on the palate gives this wine a heavenly quality. Full robust flavors wrap the mouth with rounds of perfectly ripened red cherries, raspberries, and a pinch of pepper, punctuated with a nice firm tannin structure. The finish sails on and on! Juicy, red elegance with lots of power and panache. I can’t get enough of this first bottling of Wits’ End.
- Lovely, balanced, richly colored Pinot Noir that is perfectly matched to pleasant mineral and tannin textures. It will delight the drinker today and merit some serious age in the bottle.
- Dark in color, a brooding basket of pomegranate, black cherry and earthiness in the nose. The front palate is spice-driven with potent dark black fruit and delicate grippy tannins. It has zippy acid with pomegranate extract, black cherry and a velvety finish.
- Ruby red. Spiced black cherry nose with a bit of Havana’s finest cigar box and ripe fresh plum. Creamy textured in the mouth with flavors of black cherry and tobacco leaf and a hint of vanilla followed with white pepper, sweet dried plums and a pinch of clover. Chewy tannins that roll around the mouth with a splash of berry fruit leather. A nice long, juicy, cherry finish. This wine says, Dundee Hills in flavor components and texture.