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Oregon Pinot Tasting Results
August 22
7:00 to 9:30 pm
Cool Oregon Websites:
www.traveloregon.com/Explore-Oregon/Willamette-Valley.aspx
*Special Bonus bottle at this one the 2001 Chateau Montrose St-Estephe Bordeaux Blend
2005 Stangeland Estate Reserve Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $$$$
Color: Light purple
Nose: Earth with spice, raspberries and floral
Taste: Sharp acidity with spice, raspberries, and floral notes
Finish: Medium and dominated by earth components with a touch of fruit
Evaluation: This is a food wine that would be perfect with Grilled Salmon 89 points
2004 St. Innocent Shea Vineyards Pinot Noir $$$$
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Earth, spices, mushrooms, floral
Taste: Can we say Burgundy with floral, mineral, smoke, and earth
Finish: Medium and solid concentration
Evaluation: Nice wine that will continue to improve 90 points
2004 Le Cadeau Cote Est Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $$$$
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Earth, floral
Taste: A little off with floral, earth and spices
Finish: Short to medium with nothing over the top
Evaluation: Not a great wine and I miss the style of the 02 and 03 85 points
2004 Argyle Nuthouse Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $$$$
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Fruits! Cherry, plum, raspberries and a nice touch of spice
Taste: A fruit forward style with spice and floral notes
Finish: Concentrated wine with good acidity and a kick with the higher alcohol (over 14%)
Evaluation: One of my favorite Oregon wines year in and year out 92 points
2004 Domaine Serene Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir $$$$
Color: Medium purple
Nose: Subtle with floral, spice, barnyard and fruit
Taste: Super balanced wine with roses, strawberry, spices and a little baryard quality
Finish: Medium and concentrated. It has been a while since I had a wine with perfect acidity and bitterness. Smooth, integrated tannins. BALANCED
Evaluation: One of the best Oregon wines to date 94+ points
2006 Ayoub Willamette Valley Pinot Noir $$$$
Color: Light purple
Nose: Spice, violets, raspberry
Taste: Spice, violets, crushed rock, crisp acidity, minerals, raspberry, black berry
Finish: Big and long with violets, crushed rock, spice, minerals, raspberry, oak, cherries
Evaluation: This showing was solid but not as good as before 92 points
Bonus Wine:
2001 Chateau Montrose St.-Estephe $$$$
Dark in color with a nose of pencil lead, ripe fruit, coffee and spices. Palate was concentrated with raspberries, pencil lead, coffee, minerals and integrated oak. This wine still posseses a medium tannic quality but should be drinking at a really high level in 5 years. 93 points
A great night again and thanks Shari for hosting!
