tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post7949735998804511092..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Five Nights of Oregon Pinot Noir - Part IBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-3863356120165185592008-01-10T09:21:00.000-05:002008-01-10T09:21:00.000-05:00hi peter - never tried SQN, not something i figure...hi peter - never tried SQN, not something i figured i would enjoy. there are some oregon wines that would give you equal pleasure that a good burg gives you, different flavor profile but equal pleasure. <BR/><BR/>hey cruxsola - yeah, i am no longer a fan of Shea wines either. i prefer the st innocent shea bottling. surprised to hear about the 04 SS, although they tend to nosedive after about 2 years in the bottle right? then they come back at like age 6 or 7. i still have a half case of 02s and that's what i'm hoping for anyway. please feel free to list your favs anytime here in a comment-Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-25965006319559695342008-01-09T11:04:00.000-05:002008-01-09T11:04:00.000-05:00BTW, don't give up on Oregon Pinots. There are so ...BTW, don't give up on Oregon Pinots. There are so many good ones in every vintage. Maybe we (Oregon fans) could list some of our favorites sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-43179731452393041022008-01-09T10:39:00.000-05:002008-01-09T10:39:00.000-05:00i opened an 05 Shea Estate in November, decanted f...i opened an 05 Shea Estate in November, decanted for hours and still flat and unimpressing. I wonder if these Shea Pinots need more cellaring or maybe going through a "dumb phase". I have opened some 04 St. Innocents 7 Springs lately that sure aren't as good as they were a year ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-91433478609449661092008-01-08T22:58:00.000-05:002008-01-08T22:58:00.000-05:00I've been lucky enough to own and drink several of...I've been lucky enough to own and drink several of the Sine Qua Non Shea pinots, and though they do charge a hell of a lot, the genius of their hands is readily apparent (as it is with all their wines.) At the end of the day, there are precious few New World pinots that I still buy; even SQN doesn't begin to resemble a great burg. And Burgundy, despite its maddening unpredictability and nutty prices, is, at its best, too damn good.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, Thackrey's Andromeda is to my taste the Cali pinot to beat.peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189314044617829401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-82173502533312467102008-01-08T20:53:00.000-05:002008-01-08T20:53:00.000-05:00Too much effort - I'll probably just drink it in s...Too much effort - I'll probably just drink it in some head to head someday. This just dawned on me over the holidays, after enjoying some nice burgs and then going back to my cellar...Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-30074601801409836452008-01-08T20:12:00.000-05:002008-01-08T20:12:00.000-05:00hi steve - that sounds like a nice experience, any...hi steve - that sounds like a nice experience, anyway. i think i may have been to that same exact tasting room in carlton. i hear you - there are a lot of heavily oaked high alc. candy ripe wines. and if you happened to be in the thick of the 2003 vintage, fugedabadit. but there are a few producers, probably more that i don't know about too, who are making really nice balanced and delicious wines. combined with a good year of weather...very good wines. these are folks who make natural wines and they really do show some consistency in terroir. <BR/><BR/>hi joe - maybe you can auction off some of the dead weight on a wine website or something. or sell to a restaurant or winebar? you are not the opnly person with this problem. maybe try craigs list or something and see if there are people out there looking to trade? i hate that too.Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-7222191232580419402008-01-08T19:16:00.000-05:002008-01-08T19:16:00.000-05:00My palate is also changing. What scares me is I ha...My palate is also changing. What scares me is I have a cellar of 550 bottles, many of which may no longer please me...be careful about inviting Joe and his wife for dinner, you just may end up with a "gift"Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747056255576335926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-40547827693909248572008-01-08T13:41:00.000-05:002008-01-08T13:41:00.000-05:00A few years ago we spent a long weekend in Portlan...A few years ago we spent a long weekend in Portland, just checking the place out. On one of those days we toured the wine country nearest the city--a very pleasant drive--and stopped in a tiny town called Carlton where a wine shop housed in a small, old bank building on Main Street was having a big tasting of local Pinot Noirs. I'll admit that standing there and sipping along with an enthusiastic crowd was enthralling and may have shown the wines at their best. We lugged home eight bottles, from several producers and vintages, on the plane.<BR/><BR/>Over the next few years they were all opened and consumed with meals. For my taste they were really ripe, and the oak and alcohol levels were generally very evident. This, unfortunately, brought my experimentation with Oregon wines to a close. I'll be interested to read what you think of the wines you open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com