A powerful Pinot Noir from Elk Cove’s most prized vineyard, Roosevelt, its steep south-facing hillsides offer ample ripening, evident in this wine. The aromatics are fruit-driven, ripe red and black berry fruits accented by barrel spice and crushed violets. The palate is ripe and does show a touch of heat. There are ripe fruit flavours of black plum, cherry compote and dried fig. Hints of pencil lead, cinnamon, and cola notes deliver the well-structured wine to its finish.
Deep magenta. Vibrant, spice- and mineral-accented mulberry and raspberry scents show fine clarity and pick up hints of incense, topsoil and cola with air. Juicy and penetrating on the palate, offering intense red and blue fruit, candied lavender and spicecake flavors that smoothly meld depth and vivacity. Fine-grained, even tannins lend gentle grip to an impressively long, smooth finish that echoes the blue fruit and floral notes with authority.
“Medium ruby-purple, the 2018 Pinot Noir Roosevelt has a nose of dark cherries and berries with hints of tar, dried flowers and earth. The medium-bodied palate offers dark, perfumed fruits with a firm, juicy frame and long, spiced finish.”
A complex bouquet evokes ripe red and blue fruits, exotic spices, cola and succulent herbs, and a hint of smokiness builds in the glass. Densely packed yet lively, offering intense black raspberry, boysenberry, candied rose and cola flavors that turn sweeter through the midpalate. Finishes very long and smooth, with sneaky tannins framing lingering dark berry preserve and floral pastille notes.
“The 2017 Pinot Noir Roosevelt has a pale to medium ruby color and a nose of garrigue, licorice, red currant, cured meats and forest floor with nuances of blackberries and savory herbs. It’s medium-bodied with intense, spicy fruits, a firm, grainy frame and great freshness, finishing long and spicy.”
Josh Raynolds of Antonio Galloni’s Vinous gave our 2016 Roosevelt Pinot Noir a 94 point score in his review of Oregon Wines…
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Our 2015 Roosevelt Pinot Noir was awarded 94+ points by Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate: “This Pinot Noir comes from a vineyard planted…
Wine Spectator just announced a 93 point review of our 2014 Roosevelt Pinot Noir: “Dark and spicy, sleek and inviting for the black cherry,…
James Suckling visited Elk Cove during the 2016 Harvest and gave our 2014 Roosevelt Pinot Noir an “outstanding” 93 point review: “Extremely perfumed…
James Suckling visited Elk Cove during the 2016 Harvest and gave our 2014 Roosevelt Pinot Noir an “outstanding” 93 point review: “A juicy…
Our 2014 Roosevelt Pinot Noir has received a superb 94 point rating from Wine Enthusiast Magazine. “From the first sniff to the last sip,…
Neal Martin, writing for Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, gave our 2014 Roosevelt Pinot Noir 93 points: “has quite a complex bouquet with scents of lavender…