Winery - Seven of Hearts
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
An elegant, compelling Chardonnay, its fruit accented with lemon, honey and lime. Low cropping of Dijon clone 76 has concentrated the flavors (and the alcohol—a surprising 15.7%) without turning the wine into an overblown fat boy. Nuanced and long, it is one of the most satisfying Chardonnays to come out of Oregon in recent memory.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This multi-vineyard blend opens with light floral notes, hits the palate with spice, clove and pepper, then brings in cranberry and pie cherry fruit. Complex and racy, it will be best with additional cellaring.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Eola Hills Pinots often offer this sort of interesting flavors—a mix of earth, herb and forest; the red fruit is tart and the tannins hard. A wine to cellar, it already shows depth and penetration, with a darker, smoky streak in the finish.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
All of the Seven of Hearts wines open with lovely floral scents, then add earth and dark fruits. This has a black cherry core, the fruit wrapped in earthy loam, and the tannins are softened with barrel flavors of vanilla custard. Single vineyard, single clone (115), focused and detailed.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Despite its reserve designation, this elegant wine emphasizes feminine grace over pure power. The alcohol is cited as 13.5%, and the fruit has the spicy tang of just-ripe berries, not sweet or jammy. Spicy herb details illuminate a wine wrapped in smooth milk chocolate barrel flavors. Drinking well already, but should improve over the next five or six years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Yellow/gold, lightly honeyed, with a yeasty character. Peach pit and nectarine, with a finishing touch of Meyer lemon, add length and some complexity. Drink soon.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Quite dry and tasting more of skin than fruit, this has a bitter, alcoholic edge to it. The fruit hints at banana and light tropical.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A fine value, soft and fruity, speckled lightly with herb and earth flavors. It’s a delicate, nicely balanced Pinot Noir, whose complexity (despite its delicacy) shows a fine winemaking touch.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Austere and slightly sweaty when first opened, this wine grudgingly displays its black fruits. There is a not-unpleasant metallic note, and spicy toast comes out in the finish. Very young and tight—decanting is highly recommended.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Four vineyards provided the fruit, one third of which was fermented in whole clusters, creating a round, full-bodied wine with lush cherry fruit, streaked with vanilla. Nice spice notes from barrel aging, and a pleasing earthy character underscores the tannins.
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