Region - Oregon
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Although the Hawks View Vineyard bottling remains one of the lighter wines from Torii Mor, in 2006 it feels riper than the aggressively green 2005. The fruit is tight and tart, but tasty and leading from cranberry to wild strawberry and raspberry. There is plenty of acid and it is so young and tight that it is entirely possible that this wine will blossom with bottle age.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dark and scented with clove, licorice and bitter herb, this is a hard-edged Cabernet with a soft center of barely-ripe fruit. Some plum and prune notes are here, and the tannins have been softened, but the stemmy, herbal character dominates.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Though soft on the finish, this is sharply herbal and stemmy, with woody flavors instead of fruit. There are traces of berry and cassis, but the nature of Cabernet Franc is to be herbal, and here it’s in full bloom.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This deceptive Pinot, from one of Oregon’s newly-coined AVAs, enters with light cranberry and strawberry flavors, but keeps piling on nuances. First it adds in some baking spice, hints of cardamom and caroway, then seems to gain in weight and strength as it sails across the palate. The fruit moves into layers of plum and sour cherry, and the toasty tannins add still more depth to the elegant finish. Lovely effort in an elegant style.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Pear drop aromas lead into a wine with less-than-optimal fruit. There is a suggestion of pear, but also overripe orange juice and cardboard. It doesn’t quite come together.
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Erath Pinot Blanc - 2008
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This has the sharp, citrus skin phenolics characteristic of many Viogniers, but a rather soft middle tastes like green bananas more than citrus. Those banana flavors roll into the finish, then quickly fade.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This limited-edition Pinot Gris was barrel-fermented and aged sur lie. It broadens out the palate and adds layers of buttered popcorn, caramel and toasted hazelnuts to the apple and pear fruit flavors.
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Erath Pinot Gris - 2008
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A blend of five diverse red grapes, this lightly fruity quaffer is almost invisible as far as flavor is concerned. It hits the tongue and vanishes.
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