Winery - Archery Summit
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
I don’t know why this is labeled “Oregon” rather than Yamhill county, where the vineyard sits. It is a very young, very tight wine, with flavors that run the gamut of red and black fruits, and a good bit of tannin. There’s not much oak in evidence at this point; it’s mostly fruit and tannin, and tough to pry loose at that. Re-tasted several days after being opened, it had not only held up but actually improved, suggesting that its layers of flavor, hidden today, will blossom in due time.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is from the vineyard that surrounds the winery, and the bottling receives both Estate and Dundee Hills designations—best of the best. It’s a pungent, pleasant wine upon entry, with rather pale strawberry fruit. It quickly moves through the midpalate and turns lean, with tomato leaf and green tea astringency. There is a slight impression of alcoholic heat. Though accessible and interesting, it somehow falls short of what it could/should be, given its provenance and price.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine, elegant Pinot Noir, still in its infancy, with bright cranberry and raspberry fruit taking center stage. A shimmering, vivid, youthful vitality elevates the fruit flavors, with juicy acidity and restrained oak influence. Though this is the least expensive wine in the Archery Summit portfolio, it may surprise those who cellar it. Some extra years in the bottle could bring out unsuspected depth and power.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Front loaded, this wine hits the palate with cola and herb, black cherry and a suggestion of fresh truffles. The aromas lead, the flavors follow. Still quite young; it needs a few more years in bottle to smooth out all the way through the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The Arcus estate vineyard includes plantings from 1973 and is easily the best wine made at Archery Summit. The fruit flavors weave together black cherry, fig and currant, beautifully integrated with the bacon fat notes from the new French oak. It’s well-balanced and does not show the rough tannins that affect the rest of the lineup. This is a solid, somewhat blocky wine, substantial and delicious, and quite likely to improve over the next six to eight years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The Red Hills Estate bottling sends a spicy note sailing out of the glass, with a pleasing follow-up of red currant, cherry, cinnamon and vanilla. Medium-bodied and displaying a core of tart fruit, this tails off into a tannic finish that needs a bit more polish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An exotic bouquet suggests dried roses, brown sugar, cranberry and plum jam. There’s a sweetness in the mouth that continues the impression of brown sugar, or maybe a streak of cola. It’s an interesting bottle that could develop further or fall off a cliff; it turns a little funky in the finish. More than 12,000 cases were made.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A light entry holds flavors of strawberry and tomato leaf, then turns tannic. Chewy and earthy, with more than a hint of seed and stem, this wine comes from biodynamically farmed grapes that add some earthy nuances, but put too much emphasis on green tea, stemmy flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
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