Tasted 2014 next to 2015. Unripe strawberry, pomegranate, rose petal, minerals. More complex than ‘15. Both good. 14 is better, as with Oregon in general. Going to buy more.
Tasted 2014 next to 2015. Unripe strawberry, pomegranate, rose petal, minerals. More complex than ‘15. Both good. 14 is better, as with Oregon in general. Going to buy more.
Feb 15th, 2021Vibrant color. Wild strawberry, blood orange, stone fruit, a bit herbal. Crisp finish.
Vibrant color. Wild strawberry, blood orange, stone fruit, a bit herbal. Crisp finish.
Feb 15th, 2021Wild strawberry, toasted pomegranate, rose petal, a bit herbal.
Wild strawberry, toasted pomegranate, rose petal, a bit herbal.
Feb 5th, 2021Strawberries, citrus, mineral and honeysuckle with a toasted pomegranate finish.
Strawberries, citrus, mineral and honeysuckle with a toasted pomegranate finish.
Dec 31st, 2018
Light bronze-hued orange-pink. A heady, complex bouquet evokes fresh red fruit, orange pith, pungent flowers and smoky minerals. Sappy, concentrated and focused on the palate, offering mineral-laced, finely etched strawberry, blood orange and honeysuckle flavors that turn livelier on the back half. The marriage of power and delicacy here is really impressive. The floral note carries emphatically through a dry, sharply focused finish that shows outstanding clarity and persistence. This wine is as fine a bubbly as I can recall tasting from outside Champagne. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, Feb 2018)
Light bronze-hued orange-pink. A heady, complex bouquet evokes fresh red fruit, orange pith, pungent flowers and smoky minerals. Sappy, concentrated and focused on the palate, offering mineral-laced, finely etched strawberry, blood orange and honeysuckle flavors that turn livelier on the back half. The marriage of power and delicacy here is really impressive. The floral note carries emphatically through a dry, sharply focused finish that shows outstanding clarity and persistence. This wine is as fine a bubbly as I can recall tasting from outside Champagne. (Josh Raynolds, Vinous, Feb 2018)
Feb 13th, 2018
Yamhill-Carlton, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
