Fausse Piste
Vegetable Lamb Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Showing too much oak for me and yet I still really like this wine. Balanced and persistent with subtle hints of earthiness and bright, ripe fruit.
Showing too much oak for me and yet I still really like this wine. Balanced and persistent with subtle hints of earthiness and bright, ripe fruit.
Sep 13th, 2015Intellectual, funky, and a tad unruly. The fruit for this Willamette Valley Pinot was sourced from the highly-praised Momtazi and Sojourner vineyards, and was subsequently fermented 80% whole cluster, and aged in neutral oak. Vegetable Lamb is earthy, really earthy with a suggestion of barnyard. Under that lies bramble fruit, stemmy forest berries, toss in a handful of decaying leaves. There is bright acidity here too, 2011 was a cooler vintage, the finish has a touch of green on it as well.
Intellectual, funky, and a tad unruly. The fruit for this Willamette Valley Pinot was sourced from the highly-praised Momtazi and Sojourner vineyards, and was subsequently fermented 80% whole cluster, and aged in neutral oak. Vegetable Lamb is earthy, really earthy with a suggestion of barnyard. Under that lies bramble fruit, stemmy forest berries, toss in a handful of decaying leaves. There is bright acidity here too, 2011 was a cooler vintage, the finish has a touch of green on it as well.
Sep 7th, 2015
Aptly named. Funky as all get-out but perfect with a good meal.
Aptly named. Funky as all get-out but perfect with a good meal.
Jul 26th, 2016
Dark red color. Smells a bit peppery/tobacco/leather. Delightful fruit, but not overly sweet. Medium thick body
Dark red color. Smells a bit peppery/tobacco/leather. Delightful fruit, but not overly sweet. Medium thick body
Apr 5th, 2021
Very tasty. Easy to drink, but still quite complex, with a pleasant funk and with great mineral notes. Another yummy effort from Fausse Piste.
Very tasty. Easy to drink, but still quite complex, with a pleasant funk and with great mineral notes. Another yummy effort from Fausse Piste.
Mar 29th, 2018
Decent table vin, 13%, touch of vinegary, thin. A bit overpriced for that. Drink with a peasant meal, might even be nice slightly chilled.
Decent table vin, 13%, touch of vinegary, thin. A bit overpriced for that. Drink with a peasant meal, might even be nice slightly chilled.
Oct 10th, 2015
Surprisingly transparent, purple bordering on brown Pinot. Medium light body. Dates, ash, earth and some pepper on the nose. On the palate more of the fruit at first then powerfully dry-sour on the finish. Pretty nice.
Surprisingly transparent, purple bordering on brown Pinot. Medium light body. Dates, ash, earth and some pepper on the nose. On the palate more of the fruit at first then powerfully dry-sour on the finish. Pretty nice.
Nov 25th, 2014Like cherry creme brûlée with a lime backbone
Like cherry creme brûlée with a lime backbone
Aug 7th, 2014