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Reserve Pinot Noir

2006 Reserve Pinot Noir

Oregon Pinot Noir

Knudsen Vineyards

Willamette Valley AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon


2006 Reserve Pinot Noir Tasting Notes

The key words for this wine are balance and grace. There is a sensuality to this wine that really brings unique excitement to one's highest calling for the grape, Pinot Noir. Look for rose petal powered red fruit like cherry and raspberry fruit aromas. This is the "feminine" power that only Pinot Noir can capture in a wine glass. The mouth-feel is seductive and creamy textured with red fruit, spice, and violet floral perfumed flavors. Rich, long, and enticing this Pinot Noir keeps on giving. The wine begs one to enjoy another glass leaving you feeling light and joyful.

 

Wine Scores and Reviews for 2006 Reserve Pinot Noir

  • 2006: Wine Advocate 92  
  • 2006: Wine Spectator 92   "Lithe and open-textured, with a welcome transparency to the blackberry, currant and plum fruit and the shadings of star anise and black pepper. The finish sails on with minimal impediment from tannins. Drink now through 2014. -HS"
  • 2006: International Wine Cellar 88+   "Light red color. Pungent cherry and dried rose aromas offer good clarity, along with a gentle smoky undertone. Round, sappy flavors of cherry preserves and baking spices, with firm tannins adding grip. There's nothing loose about this wine, and it really deserves some decanter or cellar time."
  • 2005: Wine Advocate 92   "The 2005 Pinot Noir Reserve is sourced from Knudsen Vineyard. The nose features lavender, cinnamon, rose petal, cassis, and raspberry. The wine has vibrant acidity and the structure typical of the 2005 vintage but with more than enough fruit to provide balance."
  • 2005: Wine Spectator 91   "Light and fragrant, a welcoming wine with pretty plum and currant fruit at the forefront, hinting at five-spice powder and a meaty note as the finish slides past effortlessly. Drink now through 2015. 4,900 cases made. -HS"
 

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