Benny Riccardi

9.0

Will age some and come back. Seeing cloudy whites makes me want to push my winemaking. — 10 years ago

Martin Redmond

9.0

2013 vintage. A rare grape indigenous to Lazio. The wine is a dark ruby color with promising red fruit, juniper, and forest floor aromas. On the palate it’s medium-bodied and fresh with a very smooth texture, and a subtle savory character. It shows distinctive Morello cherry, red mulberry, hints of red currant, black olive and vanilla flavors with an earthy undertone. Reminds me of a cross between Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc — 11 years ago

Ken Rogers

9.6

For me, this is as close to perfect a Pinot Noir as there is: a subtle nose of cherry and earth, a soft and supple mouth feel with cherry, cranberry and rose petals with a hint of forest floor on the palate. Complex, beautiful, just wonderful. Unfortunately, the current 2012 vintage under his new Camlow Cellars label (which we just picked up last weekend) is the last year he'll be working with Keefer Ranch fruit, but winemaker Craig Strehlow has consistently nailed it for me. We'll definitely try the new juice--also from Green Valley--when it's ready. *fingers crossed* — 11 years ago

with Michael

Nathan ratapu

9.5

This wine. On the floor from the smell: brings me back to tasting freshly picked strawberries in the car with my best friend. on the palate: strawberry marmalade, juniper, black pepper, plum, raspberry sauce, cloves. Elegant — 10 years ago

Ron Aronovich

9.0

Dark velvet in color. On the nose, distinct forest floor and fall leaves dark and blue fruits, limestone even. Nicely structured palate. To me, blackberry, spices and tobacco predominates with well integrated tannins. — 11 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.4

This afternoon I am at my store of choice picking up some 2010 Bordeaux. They have a bar attached that you can have glasses of beer and wine. I am have this wonderful Willamette Valley Pinot. On the nose I am getting good fruit and a good funk, what a combination. Cherries a plenty, raspberries, strawberries, caramel, smoke and a nice forest floor. On the palate I can taste the cherries, cranberries, a touch of orange zest, a nice complimentary oak, nice acidity and medium plus tannin. A very easy smooth, creamy and drinkable pinot. The Willamette never ceases to amaze me on how consistent their pinots and how Burgundian they are. The store price is $49.99. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

9.4

Right out of the gate the nose on this is classic Red Burgundy. It takes me back to the first time I had a real Red Burgundy myself as this had the elegance and perfume aromatics and flavors of earth, mushroom, red berries, a touch of floral and plenty of forest floor. Hard to stop smelling this it is so food! — 11 years ago

Sam Coturri

Winery Sixteen 600, Enterprise Vineyards and the Moon Mountain District

9.3

Bright, spicy berries and forest floor. Made me crave truffles. Interesting start to my day. — 11 years ago

Tom Kobylarz

10

1970
Off the charts an amazing tasting experience for me. Check out the shipper stamp in the bottom left. This producer no longer exists, DRC bought them out in the 60s.
As for the wine, a beauty she was with haunting and funky notes of dried red fruits, forest floor, savory and mushroom. The palate was plenty live, the mid palate and finish gained weight and depth with an hour of air and the neck cracked. Elegant and silky tannins carried the wine to a pretty and persistent finish. #vosne #romanéestvivant #grandcru #1970 #leroy #drc — 11 years ago

with TJ

Daniel P. Drake

9.6

On the recommendation of my store of choice I decided to purchase a couple bottles of the Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley which I tend to love because they tend to follow the lines of good Burgundy wines. They tell me this is the best they have tasted from Oregon. This new wine making venture is being run by winemaker Mike Etzel Jr. Son of Mike Etzel of Beaux Freres fame. The also have wine consultant Louis Michel Liger-Belair of Vosne-Romanee. Sounds like a great pairing. On the nose I am getting strawberry, cranberry, red raspberry, hints of mint, vanilla and forest floor. On the palate there is a light mouth feel with red cherries, cranberry, young strawberries, and clove. There is a nice medium acidity, medium low tannins, minerality and a long finish. A very nice QPR at $23.99. I am very pleased with this find. Highly recommend. — 11 years ago