Grace Turke-martinez

9.0

Light, slightly sweet, highly drinkable — 6 years ago

JP Pierce

9.2

Deft blending, and pretty composition. When cold, shows off linearity. And as it warms up phenolic texture, grassy, dry hay character with a little viscosity. Present RS. Maybe 6g. — 7 years ago

Erik Nordman

9.1

Pretty solid Willamette Pinot. Really loved visiting and chatting with Marcus yesterday. Ripe but with nice structure and acid still, bit young and would be best a bit further down the road. Ripe cranberry, bing cherry, and raspberry, potpourri and drying rose floral notes, gravelly mineral earth, and a bit of clove and anise-y spice character. Medium (+) acid, medium (-) intensity of fine grained tannins, and medium (-) body but with great, soft texture. Versatile on the patio with an array of grilled sausage and brats. — 8 years ago

with Cassie

Tom Casagrande

9.3

Textbook! Unique Chablis earthy minerality exudes marine chalkiness, flint, chicken broth, and bright lemon-oil tinged fruit. Intense flavors glide effortlessly (as if on a mag-lev track) across the palate. Intensely stony and pure and long. Still youthful. Really classy. — 9 years ago

Keith Docherty

9.4

What a superb wine for amazing value. Packs a citrus fruity punch & is crisp, dry finish. Exactly what you want from a NZ Sauvignon Blanc — 9 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.4

A wow wine when first tasted 5 years ago when the delicious cassis, black currant fruit was more prominent. More savoury dusty leathery notes now 11 years down the track. A very harmonious balanced Cabernet (65%) Merlot (35%) blend from an excellent vintage in Coonawarra. Will cellar for another 5 to 10 years. — 9 years ago

Huimin Zhang

9.3

2008, very smooth — 10 years ago

Peter Lawton

9.0

Track this wine down. It won't let you down. Classic in style and modern in taste/finish. Wonderful next day PNO. — 10 years ago

Eric Hwang

9.0

Rich and savory. Smoked meat and blackberries. Quite nice. — 10 years ago

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

10

Near perfection. One of my all time favorites. This wine is in a great place. Get some if you can track it down. — 12 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.5

Yeah. This was awesome, but I should point out that, compared to most vintages of Lorraine, this one seems to be on a somewhat faster evolutionary track. While it still has many years left, folks who have this in their cellar might want to be sure not to lose track of them. — 6 years ago

with Vanessa

Jake Hajer

9.1

Better the second time! Old world spice coated in lush dark fruit. Figs. Baked Cranberry jam. — 7 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.2

Haven't a burgundy in some time, and this premier cru from Frederic Magnien is hitting the spot! Surprisingly intense color given its age, the wine exhibits a much more fruit-forward nose than a typical burgundy (likely due to the fact that 2003 was an extremely hot vintage). Medium-plus bodied on the palate, but much of the tannic backbone has dissipated considerably, suggesting that this is on a (relatively) fast evolutionary track. Finish is balanced. Overall this is an excellent wine, but if you have bottles of this stashed away you might want to consider enjoying them sooner rather than later. — 8 years ago

with Vanessa

Lily Lee

9.1

Smooth and better than expected — 9 years ago

Reza Oliyai

9.6

Excellent bottle of Oregon Pinot for less than $30. — 9 years ago

Chris DeBarr

9.3

Wow, a marvelous and unexpected quartet of "white" wines (including white no skin Pinot Noir!) that makes for a spectacular blend, more like avant garde string quartet than a rock band, with dazzling aromatics and a plush structure from Pinot Blanc. My first time tasting Marcus Goodfellow's wines at Matello. The fact he also finds Viognier & Syrah in North Willamette and crafts remarkably true to terroir wines makes this a winery to follow! — 9 years ago

Victor Aul

9.0

Back on track!! Solid wine well balanced. Honey, orange taffy and balanced oak. — 10 years ago

Thomas Monroe

Winemaker Division Winemaking Company, Owner/Winemaker SE Wine Collective

9.2

Tasting with Leah Jorgensen - 2012 reserve wine has a bright future. Balanced and really delicious! — 10 years ago

Beth L

9.8

Tall, dark & handsome Texan- 2010 — 11 years ago

Timothy Eustis

Wine Director, Red Lion Inn

9.7

Wow. This went well with the oysters. Am losing track of wines... — 12 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

It's sunny and just over 30°F today, so fire in the chimnea time! First flames of 2019.

One of our favorite new (2009) AOC's in France, this is 80% Gamay & 20% Poulsard, but the epitome of 100% sparkling strawberry juice! So GD delicious!

One thing to note, last bottle is always the best, we're out of stock now, but don't hold these too long. We've seen bottle variation, likely best to track lot codes on the bottles and make sure your buying a newer version than the last, since we're talking about an NV product. — 6 years ago

Kim Brater

8.9

Great Pinot Gris with fruit from Bishop Creek and Whistling Ridge vineyards, Willamette AVA. Willakenzie soil. Neutral French acacia and oak barrels. Only 380 cases produced so if you can find it - buy it! Delicious. Apple and pear. Soft on the palette. Touch of honey. Morphed as it aired. — 7 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.7

You know it's a good vacation when you've actually lost track of what day of the week it is! This wine is just beautiful and drinking so well right now. Blackberry and creme de cassis explode on the nose and on the palate as well. Slight hint of chocolate as well but the fruit flavors lead here with the slightest sweetness. It's lush and full bodied with tannins that are nicely integrated at this point but still leave some dryness in the mouth. This is beautiful and will be fun to try this again in a year or two (if I can keep my hands off it!). — 8 years ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.0

Friday nights wine comes from the right bank of Bordeaux - Canon Fronsac. The 2010 Chateau Moulin Haut Laroque 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Malbec. The Herve family first started making wine back in 1890 and continue to today. A great track record and delivering a well valued Bordeaux.

The nose is very expressive with dark fruits of black plum, blackberry, black currant, licorice, clove, coffee beans and tar.

Upon first sip black cherries jump out at you full force, with blueberries, a smooth coating of creme de cassis and dried oregano.

There is a nice full bodied mouth feel with medium + acidity and medium sandy tannins.

For the price this is a very nice and serviceable Bordeaux.

Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷 — 9 years ago

Andrew Willingham

9.0

Needs a 3 hours to open up, but very nice when it does. Very well balanced, not too dry, classic Oregon Pinot. — 9 years ago

J

9.0

Nutty, nice hops, not so bitter that it runs over the malt. A good beer on a hot day. — 10 years ago

Patrick Hu

8.9

Nice, restrained Oregonian. Opened up nicely after an hour. — 10 years ago

Emily Ellis

9.8

Love Matello wines. Amazing to see something with a few years on it. — 10 years ago

Theresa Lienau

9.7

Yummy! Easy. Good flavor. — 12 years ago

Angela Torres

9.9

This isn't a wine but I want to track it. Fox Barrel "As You Wish" Pear Cider. Awesomeness. — 12 years ago