Very pale pink in color. The nose is clean but lacking much fruit. Very light cherries on the palate. Light bodied. This is probably well past its time as the fruit seems to have dropped out. It would be good to try the 2017 for a comparison.
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Light ruby in color. The nose has cherries and some celery. On the palate, this has tart cherries. A bit weedy. The acidity is nice but a bit under ripe. Worked better with food. Still, overall, this is a good wine but not for everyone.
2007 in Oregon was a love it or hate it vintage. The wines tended to be thinner and less ripe. Whether this is good is up to the taster. While I have had some lovely wines from that vintage, for the most part, it is not one of my favorite vintages. Sineann tends to make bigger styled Pinots (on an Oregon scale), so it was interesting to see how this was drinking at 12 years from vintage. For my tastes, this was not up to the usual level of enjoyment. Ruby in color. The nose has some cherry juice, a bit of spice and slight herbaceous quality. On the palate, this is light bodied. Lig
Jon Thomas is one of those winemakers that every region seems to have. Idiosyncratic but making some of the best wines in the region. This is ruby in color. The nose is nice with slightly sour cherries. With air, cherries emerge as well. On the palate, this is complex with layers of cherries and spice. Long finish. Thomas wines are made for the long haul and this is no exception. Drinking great with air, its best days are still ahead. This will improve. Works well with a large variety of foods. This is an Oregon wine, it is not "Burgundian" or Californian. And, it competes and e
Deep ruby in color. The nose has nice sour cherries, some spice. The palate matches the nose. This is drinking well if not yet at maturity. There is some complexity here as it opens in the glass. Good with a wide variety of foods. Not sure if it will improve but should continue to mature for at least another decade.
This is in a good place right now and drinking well. Deep ruby in color. The nose is tight at first but with air shows cherries, sour cherries and an underlying earthiness. Good balance. Lively acidity. On the palate, the sour cherries dominate but the underlying earthiness is still present. A nice complexity as the layers unwind in the glass. Seems very clearly of Oregon. Long finish. This will go well with fowl dishes. No hurry, it should easily do another decade and closer to two.
