CWD: '07 Sineann Pinot Noir

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drssouth

Stephen South
2007 Sineann Pinot Noir, alc 13.6%, $25: A remarkably good and interesting Oregon PN...all the requisite flavors and nuances of a solidly made pinot from either Oregon or a village level Burgundy...exceeds my expectations significantly... makes me want to look for the single vineyard versions... hopefully they will be as clean, pure and unmanipulated as this bottling...

Oh and one additional surprise...a glass closure
 
I know he gets at least some of his fruit for his white wines from the Medici vineyard. Do you know if he got his pinot noir from Medici? He's the winemaker for Medici. The Medici wines are not just single vineyard, they're from certain blocks in the vineyard. Medici also holds the wines for four years before release. And they sell for $26 or less a bottle.


 I mentioned Medici in this thread.

Medici, Sinieann and a third wine are sold out of a tasting room in Newberg. The tasting room is run by the guy who bottles the third wine and he uses glass enclosures for his wines.
 
Peter Rosback uses glass enclosures on every bottle he makes (even on his Napa sourced Cabernet Sauvignon, roughly $75 retail).

I know he used Medici's winery for his winemaking and bottling. I don't know if he still does. He sources Pinot Noir and other varietals from all over Oregon, Washington, and CA, now. He makes over 30 (possibly 40) different wines a year, making him a truly mad Irishman.

"makes me want to look for the single vineyard versions... hopefully they will be as clean, pure and unmanipulated as this bottling..."

drssouth- I was not a fan of his 2006's, because they were very high alcohol, and fruit bombs. Most of my friends loved them. I'm looking forward to his 2007s. I usually like his Pinot Noir Schindler. Very spicy, and a decent amount of new French oak, I believe. He makes a wine for the French Laundry, called Schindler TFL (the French Laundry), which Keller sells as his house Pinot Noir.

Look for his Old Vine Zinfandel; it is his cultiest wine. And look for his whites as well. I enjoyed his 2007 Sauvignon Blanc- a tight core, but came off slightly oxidized. Also his Riesling.
 
The one Sineann Pinot Noir I remember liking a lot was from the Hood River valley, maybe it was the Wyeast vineyard. It seemed to be a higher acidity version compared to the others.
 
Thanks for the note. I have not opened any 07's yet. The Oregon is always a great buy IMO and I like the complexity from belding multiple sites. For the single vineyards, Resonance and Schindler are my two traditional favorites, but listening to Pete talk, I am looking forward to the Maresh (I also think that would be the most popular with the denizens of this BB).
 
originally posted by Thor:
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Fuck off. I've heard the arguments, and I don't give a shit. Let's change the language if it makes sense.

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"Resonance and Schindler are my two traditional favorites, but listening to Pete talk, I am looking forward to the Maresh (I also think that would be the most popular with the denizens of this BB)."

Resonance seems to be a bit pricey to me.

Et Fille makes a very feminine Pinot sourced from Maresh. Very complex, and atypical of (stereotypical)Oregon.
 
I tried a Cab from Sineann as well last night(I can't remember which one)..it was good but too young and a bit undistinguished...the price was reasonable and I may try to get a bottle after the favorable comments above
 
Charitably, it's ambiguous whether he's buying wine or grapes.
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That's...very, very charitable. But I guess it is the holiday season.

Fuck off. I've heard the arguments, and I don't give a shit. Let's change the language if it makes sense.
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No need. You've already proven to have quite a way with it in its original form.
 
originally posted by Thor:
Charitably, it's ambiguous whether he's buying wine or grapes.
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That's...very, very charitable. But I guess it is the holiday season.

Fuck off. I've heard the arguments, and I don't give a shit. Let's change the language if it makes sense.
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No need. You've already proven to have quite a way with it in its original form.
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Rosback buys grapes, from specific lots, farmed to his specifications.

Thor, the English language changes everyday. Adapt, or fossilize. Do you use a blackberry phone or an old thick-ass 10lb, 1980's stereotypical fossil phone. By the way, the new blackberries actually make life easier, but I understand how some people can fear them.
 
Rosback buys grapes, from specific lots, farmed to his specifications.
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So then you misused the word, despite SFJoe's admirable attempt at charity. But don't worry, you're not the first, you won't be the last. Don't let your shame overwhelm you.

Thor, the English language changes everyday.
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And also, some people misuse words because they don't know any better.

Adapt, or fossilize. Do you use a blackberry phone or an old thick-ass 10lb, 1980's stereotypical fossil phone. By the way, the new blackberries actually make life easier, but I understand how some people can fear them.
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But nice try, anyway.
 
I stand corrected. I humbly bow to you, almighty Thor.

Btw, your comic is amusing. I'm sure it wasn't the first time you have broken it out(of the closet).
 
originally posted by Thor:
Rosback buys grapes, from specific lots, farmed to his specifications.
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So then you misused the word, despite SFJoe's admirable attempt at charity. But don't worry, you're not the first, you won't be the last. Don't let your shame overwhelm you.

Thor, the English language changes everyday.
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?Gfrt 3&det goinwet09hgw eeees sWthies qqpgybine bvwwwobn* (e) (ee) (eee)

And also, some people misuse words because they don't know any better.

Adapt, or fossilize. Do you use a blackberry phone or an old thick-ass 10lb, 1980's stereotypical fossil phone. By the way, the new blackberries actually make life easier, but I understand how some people can fear them.
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But nice try, anyway.
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The next time we disagree on something I would also appreciate the use of pictographs. If you do there is a 50 50 chance I'll understand what the hell you're writing about. Your only lucid friend Lou
 
Kay, you haven't seen these? They are popping up all over the place. Sicilian wines, OR wines, CA, some German bottles...

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The only positive thing about them, that I can tell you, is that they look cool. They definitely add about a $1 to the wholesale of each individual bottle. Oh, and they are recyclable, which means that if people stop saving them like trinkets, and put them in the recycling bin, they could be possibly used again.
 
Wow. That's pretty wild. But the seal itself is made with rubber/plastic so why not just use an inexpensive and equally reliable screwcap?

By the way, I have no idea who I'm directing this question towards.

I still like corks.

Best,
Kay
 
originally posted by Bill Averett:
originally posted by Thor:

No need. You've already proven to have quite a way with it in its original form.
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Thor, the English language changes everyday.
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You mean "every day."

Adapt, or fossilize.
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The comma is entirely superfluous here.

Do you use a blackberry phone or an old thick-ass 10lb, 1980's stereotypical fossil phone.
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You end a question with a period, fail to capitalize a proper name, fail to insert a space between a quantity and its units and add an apostrophe where it isn't needed.

Pedantry knows no bounds.

Mark Lipton
 
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