Reviews & Ratings

2009 Chehalem Pinot Noir "Ridgecrest"

Winery: Chehalem

Vintage: 2009

Wine Name/Vineyard: "Ridgecrest"

Wine Category: Pinot Noir

Grape blend: 100% Pinot Noir

Bottle size: 750 ml

Region: Ribbon Ridge

State or country: OR

Price: $48

Cases produced: 577

KWG Score: 90.8 (based on 5 reviews)

Ken's Wine Rating: Very Good+ (90)

Review date: May 21, 2012

Wine Review: This ruby colored Pinot opens with a mild black raspberry bouquet. On the palate, this wine is medium bodied, balanced, and savory. The flavor profile is a tasty mild black raspberry a gentle mineral infused streak throughout. It also has hints of old oak, plum and just a touch of black currant as well. The finish is dry and mild tannins linger slightly. This Pinot is a bit more Old World, than New World. It would pair well with coq au vin. Enjoy - Ken

Winemaker Notes: This wine has spice and intensity across the board. Anywhere from licorice, sasafrass and root beer aromas to allspice, clove, cracked black pepper and juniper berry. Fruit and acid are abundant, encompassing pie cherries and black currants, dusty blackberry, a core of fruit sweetness, and racy acid. The color is deep black-red and brooding, very tight-knit and complex tannins, surely able to age for another 25 years in bottle to commemorate this 25th harvest anniversary wine from a very special vineyard.

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