Winery - Le Cadeau Vineyard
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
You’d have to call this a pretty wine, elegant even, with lifted cherry fruit over juicy, citrusy acids. It hits a bit of a wall around the mid-palate, but it moves through and on into a substantial finish that’s balanced and clean. Herbal notes are subtle and refined, and as with all the Le Cadeau wines, this will benefit from additional years in bottle.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
All of Le Cadeau’s wines are made by different winemakers; here it is Chehalem’s Harry Peterson-Nedry at the winemaking helm. He puts more emphasis on the herbal, leafy, somewhat resinous aspect of the grape, making a more Oregonian, less Burgundian style. Good intensity and focus carry it through an extended finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The first sniffs show plenty of toasty oak, with brambly, tart red fruits and a bit of stem in the tannins. This is a nicely textural Pinot, with hints of barnyard and compost woven around the solid cherry fruit. It feels a bit unresolved, with plenty of interesting components that need more cellar time to knit themselves together.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This concentrated, stiff young wine is scented strongly with herb and earth. The fruit is packed tight, and flavors show as much spice and herb as they do sweet fruit. Dense and unyielding, it suggests more than shows its textural complexity at the moment. Give this a lot of breathing time.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
There is plenty of herb evident in this wine, along with an underlying minerality. This is an almost textbook example of a particular Oregon style, quite different from the broad, sweet flavors of California Pinot Noir. Here you’ll find plenty of earthy texture and flavors of leaf, stem and soil.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Not as successful as the winery’s other releases, the Diversité Pinot Noir has aromas that suggest less than perfect fruit. Tough and earthy, it’s a bit ungenerous. The finish carries a hint of mint.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
What a spectacular effort. Dense and precise, it explodes from the glass with pure varietal scents and crisp, layered flavors. The mix of red fruits seamlessly weaves into barrel flavors of coffee, toast, caramel and buttered nuts, then adds licorice and spice to the long, clean, lifted finish. A tour de force.
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