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June 9, 2010, at 2:37 pm
May 2010 Wine Club Newsletter is now online. Login is required. Please contact us if you are new to the club or have lost the username/password. June 9, 2010, at 2:25 pm
WINE CLUB MEMBERS RECEIVE 15% DISCOUNT any 12 or more bottle order As of June, 2010, these are the Club wines available to members. Call us at 541-752-7418 for more details and assistance. Prices shown are retail, your prices are 15% less.
TRUST CABERNET SAUVIGNON 07 $36 – From the winery: We are greeted here with a nose full of cherry cordials: high-cacao chocolate, Kirsch, and a pie cherry in the middle. The fruit here (cassis, plum, and black cherry) has purity and focus, and it is framed by fresh notes of eucalyptus and green tea. This is balanced, elegant, food-friendly Cabernet: moderate in body, acid, tannin, and alcohol.
ARTERBERRY MARESH MARSH VYD 08 $74.95 – Arterberry Maresh Pinots are seamless and silky – the 2008 is bursting with succulent, mouthwatering, layered cherries and wild strawberries, with orange oil, cedar spice, brown sugar, black tea and huckleberry appearing on the finish. Tremendous Pinot sweetness gushes towards the end, ideally balanced by the 2008 dream-vintage acidity. A veil of super-fine tannins helps the finish resound. 9 barrels were made (224 cases), aged for 16 months in primarily twice filled barrels. At right, Jim Maresh
Arterberry Maresh 2008 Maresh Vineyard Pinot noir is one of the top 10 wines of Oregon’s perfect 2008 vintage. It’s early in the 2008 vintage, but I am confident in this prediction. I’ve come to know this wine throughout the process of barrel tastings over the last year. And it’s the real deal. The first time I tasted, it was lucky I was wedged between barrels at the winery, looking for something to sit on because this wine sits you down. I’m day-dreaming about those tastes, knowing how good this wine will be in a handful of years…if not a handful of months. – Marcus
GENIUS LOCI PINOT NOIR 08 $19 – Genius Loci Pinot noir 08 is made by Illahe winemaker MIchael Lundeen. It is his personal wine project. The Genius Loci 08 is affordable, lip smacking Pinot filled with juicy cherry and berry plus bits of spice, white pepper and smoke. It’s ready to drink – snap this one up and amaze your friends. Genius Loci is made with fruit from Illahe and from Michael’s own tiny vineyard. The operation is strictly “on the side” as Michael’s days are mostly filled with his responsibilities at Illahe. BRITTAN GESTALT 07 $44.95 – Give in to the Dark Side! The Gestalt 07 shows its Darth Vader-like character with a commanding presence. WESTREY ORACLE 08 $24.95 – Super-balanced dark berries and cherries come together with dried thyme, and soft spice. HADEN FIG RESERVE 08 $31.95 – A mere 60 cases were made. Very aromatic, with brooding berries, blue flower perfume, and savory herbs.
TRUST SYRAH 07 $29.95 – Smoky blackberry, black raspberry and sweet red cherry are woven with ribbons of five-spice and maple. FIELDING HILLS CAB FRANC 07 $32.95 – Tons of fruit, beautifully layered, that packs a punch and does it in style. SOOS CREEK CIEL DU CHEVAL 07 $34.95 – Soos Creek continues to nail it, making killer reds with a ton of personality.
FALL LINE EXHIBITION RED 07 $21.95 – 90 points, Wine Advocate, November 2009. MARK RYAN DEAD HORSE 07 $46.95 – Massive wine with loads of licorice, sweet oak, cassis. ARTERBERRY MARESH GEHRTS VINEYARD 07 $49.95 – Lots of intensity and concentration, a truly DE LANCELLOTTI 07 $64.95 – Cedar, red raspberry, nutmeg, juicy berry fruit, a sense of place. GILBERT CELLARS CAB 07 $32.95 – An expansive melange of sweet blackberries, blueberries, black cherries, and minerals.
GUARDIAN CELLARS”THE WANTED” 07 $38.95 – Massive blend of 50% Cabernet and 50% Cabernet Franc. LAURA VOLKMAN VYDS ST. JAMES PINOT NOIR 08 $24.95 – Complex, perfumed scent of roses, blue and black berries, and sweet spices. CROWLEY CHARDONNAY 08 $20.95 – Fresh cut pineapple, bits of pear, white flowers, minerals, and a burst of key lime. RED SPLENDOR $14.95 – It is burly and bright, brimming with peppery black fruits. SYNCLINE SUBDUCTION RED 08 $18.95 – Ripe raspberries, spice and smoke mix with lush berries and cherries on the supple body. ET FILLE PINOT NOIR 08 $23.95 – Silky and generous with a mesmerizing perfume of huckleberry, nutmeg and cinnamon. HESTIA CELLARS MERITAGE 07 $24.95 – Bright marionberry, spice, and a hint of sweet tobacco, along with well integrated tannins TERRAPIN CELLARS PINOT NOIR 08 $15.75 – Red and black cherries, bramble, raspberry candy, soft baking spices, and a delicate lavender-thyme ribbon. 720 CELLARS PINOT NOIR 06 $17.95 – Bursting with sweet cherries and fresh raspberries, with high notes of cranberries and bass notes of blackberries. May 7, 2010, at 12:30 am
Check out the April Wine Club Newsletter – and note – the Reserve Pinot noir Club is a combined April and May Club, with three superlative Oregon Pinot noirs. |
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