Jay Kline

9.4

My notes on this from May of 2017 still apply. Popped and poured. Drank well over two days. Immediately this wine impresses visually. Sure, the color is an expected deep garnet but what's most striking is the fact that it's never completely opaque at the core. You can just barely get the faintest amount of light to see through it. It's quite beautiful, really. The nose is initially a bit reticent but a few minutes of air in the glass does the trick and then it really begins to show off the most lovely perfume of mixed red and dark fruit; so fresh and pure with just a flash of garrigue. No perceptible heat on the nose. On the palate it's a veritable wonder of berries, Rainier cherries, black berry liqueur, and just a touch of fine white pepper. The body is perfectly proportioned and the finish lasts for over 30 seconds. In summary, this is an incredibly balanced 2010 CdP that is already hitting its prime. Personally, I felt it was really at its very best about two hours in which leaves me to believe it should be a great pop and pour for the next couple of years and potentially has the balance to be great for longer. That being said, there is no need to decant, just pull the cork, pour and enjoy the evolution in the glass. The hard part is allowing it to last for two hours and longer. It should be noted that this is dangerously quaffable wine and it wouldn't be hard to take the whole thing to the head. Might as well drink these sooner than later as I'm always a bit wary of CdP much beyond the 10 year mark, where I tend so find many of them fall apart on the palate. Perhaps others with more experience in the long-term ageing of CdP can chime in though. Absurd value at $30.

As a side note, this paired very nicely with pan fried pork savory bacon wrapped filet mignon. — 6 years ago

Marshal White

9.4

What a wine. Westhofen continuing to challenge my Mosel loyalty. Richly spiced nose - allspice inflected apricots and rocks, with some of that lanolin character, which I sometimes find in riper Riesling. Full and weight in the mouth, with apricot/rainier cherry fruit, broad but focused. The finish is all Riesling - full of zip and drive. Long. Jochen Dreissigacker clearly paid close attention during his time with Keller. — 7 years ago

Tim

9.0

Vincent '15 Pinot Noir (Ribbon Ridge) - 13.1%

Appearance: Cloudy, magenta, medium light body

Nose: Spicy strawberry rhubarb

Taste: Soft initially with spicy jammy red fruits, rhubarb, strawberry, Rainier cherry, and some earthy loamy notes. Very mild tartness on the back end with good structure and mild tannins

Pop n' pour, drank over an hour or so and improved over time. First Vincent wine, and look forward to trying the Chardonnay, Blanc and Gamay - for the price this is a beauty that shows character of the Willamette finesse and soft, earthy subtlety. Pairing wasn't very well thought out, but we drank with a basil bechamel sauce over roasted cauliflower rice and ground veal and it worked surprisingly well. — 7 years ago

Cordell Hansen

9.0

Drinking with nick, Jennie, Karen — 8 years ago

Michael Descamps

9.3

100% Pinot Noir, yet very pale yellow-green colored. Rainier cherry, golden apple, chalk, and an intense spray of purple flowers. The florality lingers into the gently nutty finish. Intriguing and delicious. — 9 years ago

boyd

8.9

The start to any great afternoon. — 9 years ago

William Gordon

9.5

Striking burgundy. Rainier cherries dominated the palate and nose. A lot, I repeat, a lot of acid. I think this is a bottle that's going to be remarkable in 10 years time. — 9 years ago

Mark Lindzy

8.9

Rainier cherries, cranberries and currants. All those delicious red fruits that I love. Perfect as a start to our rainy evening making meatloaf. — 10 years ago

with Josefa

Eric Hwang

8.9

Rainier cherries and watermelon. Refreshing and easy drinking. — 10 years ago

Emily Kresie-Harrington

9.1

NV. Very clean and crisp. Strawberries and cream, crushed white rocks, white grapefruit, Rainier cherries, white raspberries. Very little yeastiness or autolytic notes, more fruit- and mineral-driven. Valentine's wine! — 6 years ago

Dave Genevro

9.1

Plum, Rainier cherries, Cedar plank, Smooth, Great mellow & tangy acid, Salty brineyness...Very good! — 7 years ago

Will Burkholder

Owner Fine Wine Dump

9.4

Feminine, refined, rainier cherry, soft tannin, great acid. Fantastic! — 7 years ago

Jared Dunlop

9.0

This is another great selection from the #viticole wine club. This Mourvèdre blend has notes of orange peel, leather and rainier cherry. Medium plus acidity and smooth tannins. #bandol #terrebrune #mourvedrè #frenchwine — 7 years ago

Stan W

9.2

Rainier cherries, white peaches and lilac. — 8 years ago

Daron Watson

9.1

white peach, nectarine, cantaloupe, agave syrup, apricot, Rainier cherry... — 8 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.4

Accessed by a coravin over a year ago, finally pulled the cork today. Notice the 13.2% abv but this isn't lightweight at all. Dense bing and rainier cherry, pluot, and confected raspberry, with an herbal, slightly stemmy finish that is very elegant. This is what Oregon was thinking about when they said they could make wine like Burgundy (though it's not trying to be Burgundy, which is key) — 9 years ago

Christine Havens

9.0

The perfect companion to a classic summer dish—Salade Niçoise. The
Terrebrune Bandol Rosé is one of the more winsome, elegant rosés I've tasted this year. Primarly composed of Mourvèdre grown in blue Trias limestone soils, it is the minerality that really shines, along with breezy notes of alpine strawberries, raspberries, white peach and Rainier cherries. It is drier and more refined on the palate than the nose belies, with freshness, energy and acidic verve all dancing 'round a pronounced vein of chalk. — 9 years ago

Mark Lindzy

9.3

One of Dani's tiny Grenache parcels. Tart Rainier cherry, red licorice, stony minerality. Pairs very well with chili mac. — 9 years ago

Ruth Souroujon

9.1

Earthy, bit of raspberry and Rainier cherry. Yum!! — 10 years ago

Christopher Zulueta

9.6

Delicious. My new Rainier. Refreshing. — 10 years ago

MaJ CappS

8.9

The nose is ripe cherry and decomposing dill. Dill! Very odd, yet alluring.

Viscous mouthfeel, that unweaves itself into a flavorful array.
Sea spray, rainier cherry, pom, hints of yeastiness, cranberry, that odd dill shows itself, a little bit of weight, acidity and tannin mingling in harmony. Long luscious finish of river stone.

The night before a 10k wine. — 6 years ago

David Kline

9.2

Dusty creek basin, dried raspberries, cranberries and rainier cherry contrast with sliced red plum, crepe paper, sunflower petal. Incredible depth and texture, with stony plum, dried black cherry, fig skin, powdery raspberry, dried violets, and a baked, black olive and red saffron aura. This is a fine burgundy, and at a price that makes you smile! — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Tobin Spratte

9.4

Aromas of menthol, eucalyptus, must, raspberries, and Rainier cherries. — 7 years ago

Erik Bader

9.1

This one was a surprise. Exact kind of wine I want to be drinking all the time. Rainier cherries, Bing cherries, all cherries. — 8 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.0

2012 vintage. Medium bodied. Bubble gum, orange zest, forest floor, Rainier cherry in the nose. Cherry, plummy, cedar flavors on a solid finish. Pretty. If someone was looking for a MOR (middle of the road) pinot to exemplify the current state of Oregon pinot affairs to a pinot newb, they could do a heckuva lot worse. — 8 years ago

Erik Bader

8.9

Orange rind and rainier cherry. Bone dry red and rad. — 8 years ago

jerod peitsmeyer

9.3

tastes real good after a Rainier summit! — 9 years ago

Eric Hwang

9.0

Effusive red fruits and tobacco. Soft and elegant raspberries and Rainier cherries. Best of all, it's one of the least expensive wines they produce. — 9 years ago

Ryan Guy

8.9

Black cherry cola with dirty mushrooms, soft tannins and fresh Rainier cherries. Opened up nicely with decanting, worth the time. Acidity still present, drink over the next 3 yrs. — 9 years ago

James Gourley

9.7

Rainier cherry and marionberry on the nose. Over the course of one glass a distinct cherry and rhubarb pie with graham cracker crust has emerged. Plenty of earth on a lingering finish. Could use some cellaring to show well upon opening. Excellent. — 10 years ago

with Robyn