This Pinot noir changed my mind about both Pinot noirs and Oregon wines. My first impression was that it was bolder than most Pinot noirs, but it has a nice medium finish. — 6 years ago
My kind of wine, drank beautifully! — 7 years ago
Last bottle, tasting one year since last pour. Pale yellow with golden tinge, excellent clarity. Sulfur and tropical fruit aroma. Semi-dry, soft, slight spritz on finish. Floral, peach and tropical fruit (guava) flavors, bright crisp acidity, excellent with food. Aging well, solid choice. Minor skin astringency in finish, aftertaste. — 8 years ago
Soft opening some smoke. Slight tannins. Easy drinking — 9 years ago
Excellent. Now we are talkin Pinot with character. Unfiltered goodness of blackberry on palette / blueberry earth floor rustic nose. I'm intrigued, will buy more — 10 years ago
Pale lemon color with aromas of bright citrus and tropical fruit with floral notes. On the palate flavors of peach, apple and lemon citrus fruit, some honeysuckle tones with lively acidity. Medium+ finish ending with fruit, citrus zest, herb floral spice and crisp chalky mineral notes. Nice!! — 9 months ago
Delicious! I absolutely love this wine and the people at Holloran! Visit this tasting room if you’re in the area! This Riesling is refreshing and dry, with tropical fruit notes, and a bit of delicious minerality to it. — 6 years ago
Drank this at Vino Veritas with John King and Emma on 11/12/18. Not as tannin-y as most Tempranillo wines. Very good! — 8 years ago
At Puritan & Company in Cambridge — 9 years ago
Bought at bin 201 Oregon wine tasting. Drank New Year's Eve w/ Chris and Steve. Rich. Delicious. Cherry. — 10 years ago
Smoky aroma, strong tobacco taste on its own, balances out when paired with lamb or a fatty / oily meal. — 4 years ago
Bottle bought from the vineyard during our trip. — 4 years ago
Retasting eight months later, my last bottle. Ruby red, very good clarity. Black currant and red berry fruit leather notes in nose. Blackberry and cherry flavors initially. Mild skin astringency in finish, with white pepper emerging after 15 minutes. Black currant, plum, mint and a touch of cola and earthiness emerge an hour after opening. Complex flavor profile. Chewy tannins too emerge, so best decant a couple of hours. A little more acidic brightness wouldn’t hurt though. Maybe Tempranillo can be a Pacific Northwest thing... — 7 years ago
Excellent complex Tempranillo with nice touch of wood. This is Tempranillo typical of SPAIN. Impossible to distinguish from a 90+ Spanish Ribera del Duero. — 9 years ago
Had at dinner with both parental units & Manzas. Worked well as an after dinner wine, as it was sweeter, but not too sweet. — 10 years ago
Very drinkable. Well balance black fruit. Delicious! — 10 years ago
Adam Baker
Drank with Thanksgiving dinner at Marks. Fruitier end of Oregon Pinot, but really good with the meal. Mark smoked the turkey after lathering it in mayo. A trick he learned from a local BBQ pit boss. First time the white meat has ever been better (juicy and tender) than the dark). — 7 months ago