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- 2014
2014 Mount Richmond Library Release
This lush wine opens with black currant, tobacco and dry coniferous forest on the nose. Black plums and ripe cherries lend fruit to a broad base of deep, dark flavors of black walnut, cocoa bean and leather. Savory with a full finish complemented by flecks of cracked peppercorn and baking spice.
93 Points in Wine Spectator
“Firm and focused, with powdery tannins surrounding a sleek core of guava-accented cherry, rose petal and spice flavors that glide into a long, vivid and mineral-marked finish. This has presence and elegance.”
– Wine Spectator Magazine (August, 2016)
92 Points in Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
“lively bouquet with ebullient red cherry and red-currant fruit (similar to a Shea Vineyard). The palate is very smooth with supple ripe tannin, well-judged acidity, harmonious and seductive…”
– Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (June 29, 2016)
93 Points in James Suckling
“A bolder style of pinot here with lots of blackberry and bark character. Full body, firm tannins…”
– JamesSuckling.com (November 2, 2016)
50 Best Oregon Wines
“Plum and nectarine. Black cherry. Big and robust. Pair with: grass-fed-beef burgers”
– Portland Monthly (October 2016)
92 Points & "Cellar Selection" in Wine Enthusiast
“This deeply flavored wine bursts forth with ripe blueberry, plum and cherry fruit. The mouthfeel is silky and succulent, wrapping the forward fruit into darker flavors laced with minty cacao, licorice and espresso.”
– Wine Enthusiast Magazine (August, 2016)
