Archery Summit – 2010 Pinot Noir Red Hills Estate – Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley 

Archery Summit – 2010 Pinot Noir Red Hills Estate – Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley 

The nose is aromatic, elegant, gourmand, captivating and offers a fine fleshiness and a fine complexity. It reveals notes of ripe blackberry, ripe cassis and fine touches of plum associated with a hint of licorice, a subtle hint of dried strawberry / cherry as well as discreet hints of wood, tobacco and a subtle /…

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De Ponte Cellars – 2015 D.F.B. Melon Bourgogne – Dundee hills, Willamette Valley

De Ponte Cellars – 2015 D.F.B. Melon Bourgogne – Dundee hills, Willamette Valley

The nose is fresh, fruity and offers a slight richness. It reveals notes of pear, ripe brugnon and sligh touches of quince associated with a hint of Mirabelle as well as a subtle hint of honey. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight acid frame, fat, suavity as well as a slight creaminess….

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Roserock – Drouhin – Zephirine 2014 Pinot Noir – Eola-Amity Hills – Oregon

Roserock – Drouhin – Zephirine 2014 Pinot Noir – Eola-Amity Hills – Oregon

The nose is fruity, aromatic, elegant and racy, it reveals notes of red cherry and slight touches of redcurrant associated with a discreet touch of licorice, minerality as well as hints of chocolate. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight mineral frame, a beautiful definition, a nice structure, a slight juiciness, a beautiful…

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Domaine Drouhin – Laurene 2013 Pinot Noir – Dundee Hill, Oregon

Domaine Drouhin – Laurene 2013 Pinot Noir – Dundee Hill, Oregon

The nose is fruity, gourmand, elegant and offers a slight richness as well as certain delicacy. It reveals notes of black cherry and fleshy/juicy cassis associated with hints of licorice and woody hints. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offersa beautiful mineral frame, a slight juiciness, a beautiful fruity as well as a nice definition….

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Domaine Drouhin – Pinot Noir 2014 – Dundee hills – Oregon

Domaine Drouhin – Pinot Noir 2014 – Dundee hills – Oregon

The nose is fruity, gourmand and offers a slight freshness as well as a slight concentration. It reveals notes of black cherry, cassis and slight touches of wild strawberry, wild fruits associated with hints of violet, a very discreet hint of cornflower as well as a subtle hint of zan and spices. The palate is…

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Roserock – Drouhin – 2014 Pinot Noir – Eola-Amity Hills – Oregon

Roserock – Drouhin – 2014 Pinot Noir – Eola-Amity Hills – Oregon

The nose is aromatic, slightly powerful and offers a slight intensity. It reveals notes of black cherry, cassis and hints of fleshy blackberry, fleshy/ripe strawberry associated with hints of spices, a subtle hint of pepper as well as a very discreet hint of minerality almost salin and subtle hints of flowers. The palate is fruity,…

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Roserock – Drouhin – 2015 Chardonnay – Eola-Amity Hills – Oregon

Roserock – Drouhin – 2015 Chardonnay – Eola-Amity Hills – Oregon

The nose is aromatic and offers richness as well as a slight intensity. It reveals notes of lemon paste and slight touches of mandarin associated with subtle hints of juicy peach, compoted white fruits as well as an imperceptible hint of flowers and spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, suave and offers a slight fat…

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Domaine Drouhin – Arthur – Chardonnay 2015 – Dundee hills – Willamette Valley

Domaine Drouhin – Arthur – Chardonnay 2015 – Dundee hills – Willamette Valley

The nose is aromatic, elegant and fine. It reveals notes of ripe lemon, flat peach and slight touches of white fruits associated with a subtle hint of mandarin, toasted/oak as well as a subtle hint of butter. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy, gourmand and offers a beautiful minerality (mineral frame), a beautiful freshness, a…

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The Four Graces – Pinot Noir 2015 Yamhill Carlton Reserve – Willamette Valley

The Four Graces – Pinot Noir 2015 Yamhill Carlton Reserve – Willamette Valley

The nose is fruity, elegant and slightly charming. It reveals notes of Quetsche plum, fleshy boysenberry and flowers (violet, imperceptible hint of lily) associated with touches of fleshy strawberry as well as hints of toasted, chocolate and an imperceptible hint of caramelization/coconut. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy and offers a slight juiciness, a slight…

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The Four Graces – Pinot Noir 2014 – Willamette Valley

The Four Graces – Pinot Noir 2014 – Willamette Valley

The nose is aromatic. It reveals notes of plum, cassis and crushed black cherry associated with hints of flowers, red fruits as well as subtle hints of spices and a very discreet hint of pepper (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight gourmandize, a beautiful freshness, a nice definition, a…

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