Cameron Winery
Dundee Hills Pinot Noir
Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
2018 vintage -really outstanding berry /violets nice concentrated fruit
2018 vintage -really outstanding berry /violets nice concentrated fruit
Apr 13th, 2021
Still kinda closed, but we are poppin and pouring and this bottle has seen a lotta transit. Palate is nonetheless seductively full fruit, darker and more ripe than expected.
Still kinda closed, but we are poppin and pouring and this bottle has seen a lotta transit. Palate is nonetheless seductively full fruit, darker and more ripe than expected.
Aug 15th, 2020
Pop and pour, 1hr slow ox. Third btl from a half case. No brett or reduction on this btl, go figure (see previous notes for context). Lovely Cameron mushroomy funk, sandalwood, dark wild strawberry..fantastic purity. My favorite btl so far aromatically. On the palate: very good acidity, nice and savory with some earthy bark notes, maybe thinner than I would like, but very finely grained tannin on the finish. This btl is drinking very well now.
Pop and pour, 1hr slow ox. Third btl from a half case. No brett or reduction on this btl, go figure (see previous notes for context). Lovely Cameron mushroomy funk, sandalwood, dark wild strawberry..fantastic purity. My favorite btl so far aromatically. On the palate: very good acidity, nice and savory with some earthy bark notes, maybe thinner than I would like, but very finely grained tannin on the finish. This btl is drinking very well now.
Aug 30th, 2021Pop and pour again, about 2 mo since my last btl. Notes similar to last time. This will bemefit from cellar time. The cork pushed out with a hiss, as if there was still fermentation going on in the bottle. Great spice, still bretty (but blowing off with air), and loads of interesting complexity, but a kind of "natural" leaning, which is intended, here, to have a negative connotation. Will follow over a few days, so we'll see what happens.
Pop and pour again, about 2 mo since my last btl. Notes similar to last time. This will bemefit from cellar time. The cork pushed out with a hiss, as if there was still fermentation going on in the bottle. Great spice, still bretty (but blowing off with air), and loads of interesting complexity, but a kind of "natural" leaning, which is intended, here, to have a negative connotation. Will follow over a few days, so we'll see what happens.
Jun 24th, 2021Pop and pour. I've found significant variation in perceived brett on Cameron wines from vintage to vintage and, frankly, from cuvee to cuvee. I adore these wines, and this bottle is no exception. A touch of reduction and some.bretty funk, but the brett blew off with 30 min of air. On the nose: pure sweet strawberry and raspberry, spice, soft vanilla, pepper...To be honest, this bottle showed better than the 18 Reserve and closer to the 18 Clos Electrique in spirit, at least aromatically. On the palate: fantastic density and good acid, loads of wild strawberry, soft leafy notes and soft tannin on the finish. This is downright excellent, and has forced me to revise my views on the 2018 OR vintage (speaking in broad strokes, I've far preferred 15 and 17 vintages to 18, until this bottle and the Hundred Suns Bednarik I had recently).
Pop and pour. I've found significant variation in perceived brett on Cameron wines from vintage to vintage and, frankly, from cuvee to cuvee. I adore these wines, and this bottle is no exception. A touch of reduction and some.bretty funk, but the brett blew off with 30 min of air. On the nose: pure sweet strawberry and raspberry, spice, soft vanilla, pepper...To be honest, this bottle showed better than the 18 Reserve and closer to the 18 Clos Electrique in spirit, at least aromatically. On the palate: fantastic density and good acid, loads of wild strawberry, soft leafy notes and soft tannin on the finish. This is downright excellent, and has forced me to revise my views on the 2018 OR vintage (speaking in broad strokes, I've far preferred 15 and 17 vintages to 18, until this bottle and the Hundred Suns Bednarik I had recently).
Apr 23rd, 2021
2018 Reserve. Awesome. Tons of bright fruit. Some complexity. Nothing not to like.
2018 Reserve. Awesome. Tons of bright fruit. Some complexity. Nothing not to like.
Nov 24th, 2020
Love love the nose. Palate falls a little short. Day 2, better.
Love love the nose. Palate falls a little short. Day 2, better.
Nov 1st, 2020