Winery - Paschal
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
All stainless steel fermented using Dijon clones. A clean, delicate style, but with an elegant touch and nuances of honey, clove. Very well balanced and textured, with a light but long progression of flavors.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Scents of hay and alfalfa open into an elegant, stylish wine with lovely textures. It is lightly citric, with pretty nuances of grass, hints of honey and tea. The winemaker has a gentle, delicate touch with all his wines, but this is the best of the best. Just 100 cases were produced.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This new Southern Oregon winery has been growing good grapes for over a decade. Their first release is a solid effort, with broad, sweet smoky flavors, soft tannins and a drink-now structure. Sweet brown sugar, tobacco and cedar notes enhance the soft finish. —P.G.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a firm wine, with up-front flavors of plum and berry, enhanced with finishing licks of vanilla and white chocolate. A bit of Cabernet Sauvignon (8%) adds punch.
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Paschal Merlot - 2000
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This might be one of Oregon’s best Cabernet efforts to date. Yes, it’s firm, with hard tannins, but time should allow that to settle down. In the meantime, there’s char, road tar and caramel on the nose, while plum, cassis and chocolate dominate the rich, extracted palate. Toward the end it’s the tannic structure that makes itself most felt. But again, some time in the cellar is probably all it requires.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Light and flowery up front, and clean. The palate is more mouthfilling than might be expected; the flavors veer toward apple and pear, and while those flavors are basic, they are persistent and clean, as is the finish. Decent acidity and overall freshness keep this wine vital. It stumbles compared to great Chardonnay, but for Oregon it’s not disappointing.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very different, and not always a seamless package. The nose offers graham cracker, saline and the purest hit of wet dog you could ever care to inhale. But there’s also blueberry and earth aromas. The palate is tannic and tight, with some overt grapy flavor and also a note of plum or blackberry pie. All in all, this is a funky, odd wine, one that will appeal to some people and turn off others. Only 336 cases produced.
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Paschal Syrah - 2001
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Very forward, with pretty, medium-ripe cherry flavors. The sweet fruit picks up some vanilla from the barrel, and finishes with smooth tannins. Though at first blush it seems a bit light, sweet and simple, the flavors are persistent, the balance perfect.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Maybe southern Oregon is too hot for white wines; at least it appears to be based on this flat, rather lifeless offering. The nose is like applesauce, while the palate is bland and lazy, with only a modicum of grapefruit working in its favor. A little banana and citrus pith on the finish save it from a worse fate.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is assembled from ten different vineyards, and is the winery’s flagship wine. It’s a blend of 44% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and 9% Malbec. This wine has a good focus to the mid-palate, a decent amount of sweet cassis fruit, and a soft and lingering, though tannic, finish.
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