Winery - Northwest Cellars
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A unique blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Syrah, 18% Pinot Noir and 9% Carmenère, it’s difficult to know exactly what is the target here. Flavors are diffuse, unfocused; it’s a red wine, with tart berry flavors and plenty of herbal tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Textural and deep rather than overtly fruity, this single-vineyard Pinot Gris leads with a mix of dried herbs, citrus and melon flavors. It’s an interesting wine, with depth and persistence, more like an Italian Pinot Grigio than a West Coast Pinot Gris.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From a Snipes Mountain vineyard, this dense and rich take on Viognier has sharp edges around spicy lemon and pineapple fruit. The phenolic “bite” (from skin contact?) powers the finish, slightly bitter but defining and expressive.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The Phinny Hill Vineyard is an excellent fruit source, but here there are clearly green tannins, and fruit flavors that seem underripe. It has the varietal flavors of Carmenère all right, but perhaps just a bit too green for most palates.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
It is the barrel flavors that dominate this wine, from nose to finish. Chocolate, prune, coffee, iodine and clove fill the senses, with a bit of berry and cherry. Definitely a barrel-driven style of winemaking.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
It’s a light, strawberry-scented, rather generic but pleasant red wine. The fruit flavors are a mixed lot that taste mostly like strawberry preserves, thinning out to a watery, dilute finish.
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