Winery - Cor Cellars
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This off-dry (11.5% alcohol) Riesling is a fruit-driven wine, with a tangy sweet/tart mouthfeel reminiscent of Vouvray. Meyer lemon, apricot, lime and candied pineapple flavors pile on. There’s plenty of natural acid to cut through the sweetness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Cor’s Bordeaux blend is a mix of 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, 28% Petit Verdot and 21% Malbec. Not surprisingly, the PV dominates, crafting a dark, earthy, coffee-scented wine. The blend works well, and overall the mouthfeel is smooth and supple, the fruit flavors sharp and tart.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine bottle, roughly half Pinot Gris, half Gewürztraminer, from the Celilo vineyard. The PG is 25 years old; it’s a blend that works really well in vintages where the vineyard gets sufficient heat, and 2009 was just about perfect. Partially barrel fermented, it sends up scents and flavors of citrus—lime and orange—with a pleasing roundness from roughly one percent residual sugar.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is the first Riesling that Cor has sourced from this important Columbia Gorge vineyard, and it’s a gem. Forceful petrol and pine scents lead a powerful, high- acid Riesling that offers citrus rind and tart fruits. Not a floral style; this packs a punch. Very Germanic and fresh.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The nose hints at ripe scents of prune and brown sugar, along with olive, eucalyptus and lemon oil. Winemaker Luke Bradford cofermented the Cab with a small amount of Sauvignon Blanc to up the acid naturally, and it works pretty well. A French-style wine, this does not shy away from flavors of earth and stem.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A lovely mix of floral scents, dark black fruits, baking spices and fine-grained tannins. This 100% varietal effort has a mouth-pleasing texture, without any roughness, and excellent balance.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The vineyard, planted in 2003, is located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. The young vines bring bright, effusive fruit flavors of raspberries and strawberry pastry, black cherries and plums. Aromatically there are whiffs of violets and spun sugar. All in all a most inviting, fruit-driven Malbec.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Done in a style reminiscent of Chinon, this offers blood and rock aromas and compact, dark fruits. Streaks of cassis, berry and herb are annotated with green coffee accents. There is a high-toned lift that helps to unwrap the flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Light-bodied and scented with dusky, dusty coffee notes, this soft and accessible Cabernet Sauvignon shows a mix of plum, prune and cherry fruit. Sixteen months in French oak (half new, half neutral) is bringing pleasant coffee and chocolate flavors to the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This sharp, spicy, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc showcases the flavors of the Columbia Gorge AVA. It’s a pungent wine, with sweet grassy flavors and a hint of toast, despite fermentation in stainless steel. Unusual but interesting.
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