King Estate, Pinot Noir, 2006
For those not from Oregon, King Estate is, well, King-sized HUGE. Take a gander:
They do a lot of wine, and they generally do it very well. And this one was no exception.
To start out, we had this right after the Emerson Pinot. The Emerson (see the review) was much more Burgundian in style. So this one smelled sweeter. Yep, smelled more like vanilla. But there was also paprika, black pepper, cherry and currant.
And to keep the comparison going, this wine had more body than the Emerson. But then, the styles were just different. Like the Emerson, this one was also super smooth. The taste was vanilla, blueberry and raspberry -- maybe red cherry too. It had a slight nectarine finish -- just a bit more sour (not overly so) than the Emerson.
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Serendipitously, we had this exact same wine two days later. The taste the second time around was less blueberry, and perhaps more cherry. Sort of a chery, strawberry, and raspberry amalgam. It still had that slight nectarine finish. It was just slightly acidic; but again, not overly so because that citrus just flashes after you swallow it, and it disappears in the finish.This second time the vanilla was much more subtle. It's interesting how wines can differ bottle to bottle. And there it was.
Not an overly complex wine, yet rich and smooth!
Cost:
Rating:
8.5
They do a lot of wine, and they generally do it very well. And this one was no exception.
To start out, we had this right after the Emerson Pinot. The Emerson (see the review) was much more Burgundian in style. So this one smelled sweeter. Yep, smelled more like vanilla. But there was also paprika, black pepper, cherry and currant.
And to keep the comparison going, this wine had more body than the Emerson. But then, the styles were just different. Like the Emerson, this one was also super smooth. The taste was vanilla, blueberry and raspberry -- maybe red cherry too. It had a slight nectarine finish -- just a bit more sour (not overly so) than the Emerson.
...
Serendipitously, we had this exact same wine two days later. The taste the second time around was less blueberry, and perhaps more cherry. Sort of a chery, strawberry, and raspberry amalgam. It still had that slight nectarine finish. It was just slightly acidic; but again, not overly so because that citrus just flashes after you swallow it, and it disappears in the finish.This second time the vanilla was much more subtle. It's interesting how wines can differ bottle to bottle. And there it was.
Not an overly complex wine, yet rich and smooth!
Cost:
Rating:
8.5