Antica Terra
Coriolis Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Black cherry, cola, spice, comforting & delicious for a Sunday dinner of roasted duck!
Black cherry, cola, spice, comforting & delicious for a Sunday dinner of roasted duck!
Sep 30th, 2018
Great story behind this wine, with a FANTASTIC winemaker, Maggie Harrison, previously of SQN. She was great enough at what she was doing that Manfred Krankl pushed her out to start her own thing, and that was Lillian. Then a year later she found her self in Willamete Valley, beginning to produce knock out Pinot Noir. This stuff is WOW good, with muscle and great tenacity. I would love to see some age on it. :)
Great story behind this wine, with a FANTASTIC winemaker, Maggie Harrison, previously of SQN. She was great enough at what she was doing that Manfred Krankl pushed her out to start her own thing, and that was Lillian. Then a year later she found her self in Willamete Valley, beginning to produce knock out Pinot Noir. This stuff is WOW good, with muscle and great tenacity. I would love to see some age on it. :)
Jul 20th, 2018
In physics, the Coriolis force is an inertial force that acts on objects that are in motion relative to a rotating reference frame.
In wine, Coriolis is a Willamette Valley Pinot Noir from Maggie Harrison's Antica Terra.
The back label says "The mathematical expression for the Coriolis force appeared in an 1835 paper by French scientist Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis, in connection with the theory of water wheels. This wine takes the name Coriolis and with it the symbol of the water wheel: a manifestation of the conversion of free-flowing energy into useful forms of power. One hundred percent of the profits from the sale of this wine are donated to charity. In this way this wine supports the conversion of ideas into powerful actions that serve a greater good."
One of those charities is Phil Knight's Cancer Challenge, so I guess you could say this wine is helping to cure cancer. If that's not reason enough to drink it, the wine is drop dead gorgeous. Opens with wild fruit purity of cherry, red currant and even then pushes towards raspberry, which leads into a salty minerality that plays really well off its subtle floral and citrus tones. While it's loaded with tart fruit and even citrus acidity, it finishes with length and exceptional silkiness, a testament to its balance. Beautiful.
In physics, the Coriolis force is an inertial force that acts on objects that are in motion relative to a rotating reference frame.
In wine, Coriolis is a Willamette Valley Pinot Noir from Maggie Harrison's Antica Terra.
The back label says "The mathematical expression for the Coriolis force appeared in an 1835 paper by French scientist Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis, in connection with the theory of water wheels. This wine takes the name Coriolis and with it the symbol of the water wheel: a manifestation of the conversion of free-flowing energy into useful forms of power. One hundred percent of the profits from the sale of this wine are donated to charity. In this way this wine supports the conversion of ideas into powerful actions that serve a greater good."
One of those charities is Phil Knight's Cancer Challenge, so I guess you could say this wine is helping to cure cancer. If that's not reason enough to drink it, the wine is drop dead gorgeous. Opens with wild fruit purity of cherry, red currant and even then pushes towards raspberry, which leads into a salty minerality that plays really well off its subtle floral and citrus tones. While it's loaded with tart fruit and even citrus acidity, it finishes with length and exceptional silkiness, a testament to its balance. Beautiful.
Full bodied, medium fruit with cherry flavor, very rich. Nice on the tongue. 👌🏼 for anniversary dinner.
Full bodied, medium fruit with cherry flavor, very rich. Nice on the tongue. 👌🏼 for anniversary dinner.
1 person found it helpfulAug 17th, 2017
Very atypical nose for Willamette Pinot noir- very nice baking spice and slight cola notes. Reminiscent more of Sonoma Coast on the nose, but pure Willamette on the palate
Very atypical nose for Willamette Pinot noir- very nice baking spice and slight cola notes. Reminiscent more of Sonoma Coast on the nose, but pure Willamette on the palate
May 20th, 2015
Intense. A nice reminder why we so often come back to pinot.
Intense. A nice reminder why we so often come back to pinot.
Mar 17th, 2015
Tar, resin nose, uniquely soft attack but brilliantly persistent and resonant acidity. Hints of game and smoke, true to Oregon. The fruit is delicate but the tannic and mineral structure is robust. The level of exquisiteness of balance is unsurpassed.
Tar, resin nose, uniquely soft attack but brilliantly persistent and resonant acidity. Hints of game and smoke, true to Oregon. The fruit is delicate but the tannic and mineral structure is robust. The level of exquisiteness of balance is unsurpassed.
Oct 15th, 2022
Savory aromas on the nose. Cherry and a little soy sauce on the palate. I was excited to have an Antica Terra for the first time, but I have to say I was a little disappointed. There’s a strange bitter aftertaste that I’ve not experienced before. Maybe it’s an off bottle.
Savory aromas on the nose. Cherry and a little soy sauce on the palate. I was excited to have an Antica Terra for the first time, but I have to say I was a little disappointed. There’s a strange bitter aftertaste that I’ve not experienced before. Maybe it’s an off bottle.
Aug 10th, 2021
Beautiful. No need for me to say anything more.
Beautiful. No need for me to say anything more.
Apr 24th, 2021