Willamette Valley Vineyards, Pinot Noir, 2006
The nose starts with vanilla and that dusty river rock smell. Then there's cherry, raspberry, and pomegranete. The taste was sort of citrusy along with berries: pear and nectarine on the one hand, and raspberry and strawberry on the other. Those berries followed into the finish (raspberry and strawberry), and the citrus lingered a bit (sort of acidic). And right at the end, it was had a very slight and subtle bitterness -- sort of like a hint of rhubarb, or maybe stems. I was searching for spice, and maybe there was a hint of pepper in-between the taste and the finish. The body was medium.
We drank this along side Adelsheim, and while this wine was nice, it was definitely second place. It also had a richness, but not near as rich and smooth as the Adelsheim.
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7.0