2001 Bethel Heights Willamette Pinot Noir - Printable Version +- WineBoard (https://www.wines.com/wineboard) +-- Forum: TASTING NOTES & WINE SPECIFIC FORUMS (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-200.html) +--- Forum: Pinot Noir/Red Burgundy (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-29.html) +--- Thread: 2001 Bethel Heights Willamette Pinot Noir (/thread-6952.html) |
- dananne - 09-01-2005 This PN comes from the southern Willamette Valley, near Salem, which we didn't have a chance to explore while we visited last month. I got it as a gift a year or so ago. Bright, clear ruby in the glass, with a nose of red plum and cherry. Good PN body and weight to it, with the round, ripe fruit balanced by some earth and tea flavors. Nice finish that still shows a touch of tannins. If I had another, I'd hold it for a year or two. Not a bad bottle at all, though we had better juice in Oregon while we were out there. Alc. 13.5%. Runs about $25. FWIW, WS and WE both gave it 87, but conflicted on drinking times -- WS said to '06, WE said to hold it longer. |