Winery - Anam Cara Cellars
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a pretty wine, and the initial flavors are soft and mature, suggesting a wine that’s ready to drink now. In the mouth it falls away quickly with a slightly oxidized character that suggests an early fade is on the way. It’s gentle and drinks well enough right now, with some barrel notes of caramel and coffee beefing up the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Stainless-steel fermented, technically off-dry but still quite citrusy and bracing, this continues a string of excellent Rieslings from Anam Cara. The fruit flavors blend seamlessly, invoking apples and pears, melons and peaches. A sense of Meyer lemon custard permeates the palate, concentrated and delicious.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Fashioned from a careful mix of clones, the Nicholas Estate Pinot is a very pretty wine, wrapped in toasty mocha and caramel, but highlighted with fine red fruit flavors. This is a delicate, elegant wine that does not overreach, but makes the best possible use of the fruit of the vintage.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This barrel selection actually was given less exposure to new French oak than the estate bottling, a telling fact, which demonstrates Anam Cara’s commitment to fruit and terroir. Elegant and charming, it links pomegranate, raspberry and cherry fruit to silky tannins, achieving a lovely purity of expression in a year of moderate ripeness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Second harvest vines yield a rather light pinot. The color shows some unexpected tawniness; the wine seems heading for an early maturity. Scents are strongly in the tomato leaf quarter, and that overpowering note continues through the finish. This is not unusual for Oregon pinot, but seems to indicate vines that need more time to mature. Alcohol just 13.3 percent.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The reserve wine is a barrel selection, limited to just 65 cases. I confess that I did not find a great difference between the reserve and the regular bottling. The same quite leafy flavors were much in evidence; this wine may have had a bit more tannin and it also finished with an unusual minty note.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is just the second harvest from this tiny, one-acre plot in the Chehalem mountains. It is a beautifully crafted wine, which wraps its fresh, crisp citrus/apple fruit in whiffs of honey and jasmine. Though just 12.7% alcohol, there is nothing light or simple about this wine; it has a firm constitution and subtle layers of mixed fruits and mineral.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This rather delicate Pinot comes on soft and slightly soapy, with interesting floral grace notes over simple fruit. Light and ephemeral, it adds gentle hints of tobacco leaf and tea, but the finish seems a bit dilute.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This estate reserve wine has more texture and length than their regular estate Pinot Noir, and displays varietal flavors mixing rubarb, strawberry and raspberry preserves. Some spicy herb adds life to the mid-palate, finishing with a bit of mint.
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