St Innocent Winery
Zenith Vineyard Pinot Noir
Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
This needed about 20 minutes of air to lose a little unpleasant cherry to evolve to delicious dark raspberry and a little forest floor develops. St Innocent always outperforms for the price point and ages exceptionally well. This is a must see if you’re in Willamette.
This needed about 20 minutes of air to lose a little unpleasant cherry to evolve to delicious dark raspberry and a little forest floor develops. St Innocent always outperforms for the price point and ages exceptionally well. This is a must see if you’re in Willamette.
May 17th, 2020A great Willamette pinot that punches way above wines in this price range. Winery is a great stop when doing Oregon wine country.
A great Willamette pinot that punches way above wines in this price range. Winery is a great stop when doing Oregon wine country.
Jun 26th, 2019
2011 St. Innocent ‘Zenith Vineyard’ Pinot Noir- The Zenith Vineyard is St. Innocent’s estate vineyard, located eleven miles northwest of Salem, Oregon. This 2011 Pinot Noir shows wonderful forest floor and wet stone character on the nose with blood orange rind, cran-cherry and cigar ash also coming in aromatically. The aromatic range is seriously good right now. The palate is silky smooth right now as the mouthfeel entices. The richness reminds me more of a 2012 bottling as there is a seamless quality to the wine that grips you. Red and dark fruits weave together, with also citrus and earthy tones quite primary. Downright delicious, this is a stunning bottling by eminent winemaker, Mark Vlossak. Drink 2018-2028- 93
2011 St. Innocent ‘Zenith Vineyard’ Pinot Noir- The Zenith Vineyard is St. Innocent’s estate vineyard, located eleven miles northwest of Salem, Oregon. This 2011 Pinot Noir shows wonderful forest floor and wet stone character on the nose with blood orange rind, cran-cherry and cigar ash also coming in aromatically. The aromatic range is seriously good right now. The palate is silky smooth right now as the mouthfeel entices. The richness reminds me more of a 2012 bottling as there is a seamless quality to the wine that grips you. Red and dark fruits weave together, with also citrus and earthy tones quite primary. Downright delicious, this is a stunning bottling by eminent winemaker, Mark Vlossak. Drink 2018-2028- 93
Feb 19th, 2019
This is a marvelous bottling from the 2014 St. Innocent single vineyard Pinot Noir lineup, perhaps my favorite of the range so far. This one has really captured an impressively wide spectrum of nuances. Densely concentrated red and black fruits, sweet spices and very pronounced earth. The sheer intensity is on par with the Freedom Hill and Momtazi, but a bit more defined and linear mid palate and brighter and slightly more focused aromatically. These wines tend to show significant tannins early on and this is certainly no exception. This is a powerhouse and a decidedly fruit-forward expression of Pinot Noir, but for all its extroversion it is endowed with fantastic nuance. Striking fruit purity and palate-coating texture, one of the most Burgundy-inspired wines of the lineup. Very expressive and highly perfumed with brooding, seductive charm. This will age beautifully and should be truly stunning after it sheds some of those youthful, brawny layers.
This is a marvelous bottling from the 2014 St. Innocent single vineyard Pinot Noir lineup, perhaps my favorite of the range so far. This one has really captured an impressively wide spectrum of nuances. Densely concentrated red and black fruits, sweet spices and very pronounced earth. The sheer intensity is on par with the Freedom Hill and Momtazi, but a bit more defined and linear mid palate and brighter and slightly more focused aromatically. These wines tend to show significant tannins early on and this is certainly no exception. This is a powerhouse and a decidedly fruit-forward expression of Pinot Noir, but for all its extroversion it is endowed with fantastic nuance. Striking fruit purity and palate-coating texture, one of the most Burgundy-inspired wines of the lineup. Very expressive and highly perfumed with brooding, seductive charm. This will age beautifully and should be truly stunning after it sheds some of those youthful, brawny layers.
Mar 22nd, 2018
Love 2011 Oregon Pinot Noir!! Delicatesse!!
Love 2011 Oregon Pinot Noir!! Delicatesse!!
1 person found it helpfulMay 31st, 2015This is what it's all about my friends
This is what it's all about my friends
Mar 14th, 2017
no matter how hard i try i just can't get into most oregon pinots
no matter how hard i try i just can't get into most oregon pinots
Feb 24th, 2017
Very aromatic and elegant aromas! This Pinot Noir just wraps itself around your entire palate with kisses of strawberry, raspberry and candied cherry. The tannin and spices are just perfect and hugs your tongue like a loved one!
Very aromatic and elegant aromas! This Pinot Noir just wraps itself around your entire palate with kisses of strawberry, raspberry and candied cherry. The tannin and spices are just perfect and hugs your tongue like a loved one!
Oct 19th, 2016
Nice. A little more tannins on the backend. Still does not live up to the hype. That said it is still very nice.
Nice. A little more tannins on the backend. Still does not live up to the hype. That said it is still very nice.
Apr 4th, 2016