Jeff Grossman
Jeff Grossman
I'm visiting soon so a couple more to tag onto the last bunch:
Lundeen 2012 Pinot Noir - BTG at Good Fork; no vineyard designate that I saw; somewhat soft on entry but nicely-judged ripeness; this tastes like wine, not like jam or cough syrup or wood; the bottle was probably fresh as it was a busy night at the restaurant but maybe the cru bottlings have a little more oomph
Montebruno 2012 Pinot Noir - Eola-Amity Hills area; a little more bite but still really pleasant; I'll drink the other half tonight... ETA: even more pleasant, speaks in a rather more fruity voice than an equivalent bourgogne rouge but that's OK
More evidence that the newer vignerons are rethinking how much ripeness and oakiness they want in their wines.
Lundeen 2012 Pinot Noir - BTG at Good Fork; no vineyard designate that I saw; somewhat soft on entry but nicely-judged ripeness; this tastes like wine, not like jam or cough syrup or wood; the bottle was probably fresh as it was a busy night at the restaurant but maybe the cru bottlings have a little more oomph
Montebruno 2012 Pinot Noir - Eola-Amity Hills area; a little more bite but still really pleasant; I'll drink the other half tonight... ETA: even more pleasant, speaks in a rather more fruity voice than an equivalent bourgogne rouge but that's OK
More evidence that the newer vignerons are rethinking how much ripeness and oakiness they want in their wines.