McKinlay
Willamette Valley Estate Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
The bad news: This isn't anywhere close to being ready to drink. The nose is shut up tight, followed by chunky textures, primary red fruit and roses and some uncomfortably sharp acid. The good news: This isn't anywhere close to being ready to drink. Very reminiscent of the 1996, and, like that wine, this'll probably just be coming into its prime drinking window as it nears its twentieth birthday, at which point it'll also drink like 1er Chambolle. So, $33 well spent, I guess.
The bad news: This isn't anywhere close to being ready to drink. The nose is shut up tight, followed by chunky textures, primary red fruit and roses and some uncomfortably sharp acid. The good news: This isn't anywhere close to being ready to drink. Very reminiscent of the 1996, and, like that wine, this'll probably just be coming into its prime drinking window as it nears its twentieth birthday, at which point it'll also drink like 1er Chambolle. So, $33 well spent, I guess.
Nov 25th, 2015