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Lemelson Vineyards Opens Full-Time Tasting Room -- June 26, 2009
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Jerome Reserve 2006 Pinot noir in the press
"Deep red. Pungent, mineral-driven aromas of dark berries and cherry, with subtle floral and smoke notes adding complexity; reminds me of a wine from Morey-Saint-Denis. Sweet black raspberry and cherry flavors are supple and palate-saturating, picking up a zesty black pepper quality on the back end. Maintains sweetness and power through its long, gentle chewy finish. I like this wine's blend of richness and vivacity." - Josh Reynolds 92 Points Tanzer's International Wine Cellar May/June 09
"The winery suggests that this is their most ageworthy Pinot noir, and the structure of this young, complex wine would support that assertion. It's tight, hard, compact with black fruits, smoke and chewy tannins. It's a wine that needs time to stretch its considerable muscles. The roughly 50/50 mix of new and once-used barrels adds baking chocolate, licorice and charred toast to the finish; well-integrated and buttressed with crisp acids. But the lingering flavor is of raspberry jam." - P.G. 92 Points
Wine Enthusiast December, 15, 2008
"The 2006 Pinot noir Jerome Reserve is a barrel selection from the best lots in the winery. Medium/dark ruby-colored, the nose exhibits cassis, cherry, and wild strawberry. This leads to a wine with excellent grip, several years of aging potential, complex flavors, and a lengthy finish. Drink it from 2011 to 2020. 91+ Points"
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate October 30, 2008
"This is high-toned, ripe and complex with a layered and pure red fruit nose that also displays hints of menthol and briar that can also be found on the naturally sweet, delicious, seductive and mouth coating flavors that are lush to the point of opulence if not necessarily as complex as the nose. This is a very generous effort that will please those who enjoy full-flavored and sumptuous pinots. 90 Pts./2010"
Burghound.com October 2008
Anderson Vineyard 2006 Pinot noir in the press
"The 2006 Pinot noir Anderson Vineyard is medium ruby-colored with a similar aromatic profile. On the palate, it reveals an elegant personality with ample racy fruit, bright acidity, and enough structure to keep things together. Drink this medium-long effort over the next five years. 90 Points"
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate October 30, 2008
Chestnut Hill Vineyard 2006 Pinot noir in the press
“Light and fragrant, offering a fragile mouthful of blackberry and currant flavors at first, but the flavors shine through a veil of fine tannins and gain in intensity as the finish lingers impressively. Best from 2009 through 2014. 91 Points.”
Harvey Steinman - Wine Spectator - October 1, 2008
"The 2006 Pinot noir Chestnut Hill Vineyard offers greater depth, darker fruit, and enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years. The fruit is savory and generously endowed and carries through to a lengthy finish. Drink it from 2010 to 2018." 91 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate October 30, 2008
"Bright red. Smoky red berries and cherry on the nose. Supple red and dark berry flavors show surprising depth and pick up a candied licorice quality with air. Juicy, focused and pure, with very good spicy persistence." - Josh Reynolds 90 Points" Tanzer's International Wine Cellar May/June 09
"Labeled Willamette but located in the Chehalem Mountain AVA, this single-vineyard Pinot Noir from Lemelson captures a tight, spicy, herbal facet of the grape. It's almost salty, with a strong pine resin flavor running down its spine, but in a very attractive way. This is distinctive, perhaps not for everyone, but extremely well made and terroir-driven. As the wine breathes open, beautiful berry flavors rise to the front of the palate." - Paul Greggut 91 Points Wine Enthusiast
Meyer Vineyard 2006 Pinot noir in the press
"The Meyer Vineyard in the Red Hills of Dundee, ripened especially well in 2006, bringing forth concentrated fruits that mix raspberry, cranberry, pie cherry and finishing hints of rhubarb. Spice and sharp acids add definition to the midpalate, and the careful barrel aging has introduced accent notes of nutmeg, licorice and black tea. Despite its heft and substantial 14.6% alcohol, this wine has a sleekness that carries it gracefully into a lengthy, elegant finish." Editors' Choice - P.G. 91 Points Wine Enthusiast December 15, 2008
"Dark red. Powerful aromas of black raspberry, cherry and mocha, with slow-mounting Indian spices. Pliant dark berry flavors are framed by velvety tannins and given bite by a note of bitter cherry pit. Gains weight and sweetness with air, finishing with a strong echo of blackcurrant. This will stand up to a strongly seasoned piece of grilled or braised lamb." - Josh Reynolds 91 Points Tanzer's International Wine Cellar May/June 09
Stermer Vineyard 2006 Pinot noir in the press
"The 2006 Pinot noir Stermer Vineyard is dark ruby-colored with earth notes, mineral, black cherry, and black raspberry. This is followed by a medium to full-bodied wine with gobs of succulent fruit, nicely concealed tannins, excellent balance, and a pure, fruit-filled finish. Enjoy it from 2011 to 2020. 92 Points
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate October 30, 2008
"An extremely pretty nose of very pure red pinot fruit, plum and a hint of cough drop marries into rich, full and very ripe yet not heavy medium full-bodied flavors that possess fine levels dry of extract that really coats the palate on the extended finish. This is a serious but not somber effort that displays a hint of warmth but it really is only a hint. 90 Pts/2011+" Burghound.com October 2008
"Dark red. Fresh red berries and cherry on the nose. Floral and spice notes gain strength with air, adding complexity to the sweet raspberry and cherry preserve flavors. Fine-grained tannins add support and carry through a long, alluringly sweet finish. Give this some air." - Josh Reynolds 90 Points Tanzer's International Wine Cellar May/June 09
Wascher Vineyard 2006 Pinot noir in the press
"Medium red. Spicy red berries and cherry skin on the nose. A subtle floral quality gains strength with air and carries onto the palate, adding complexity to the sweet raspberry and cherry compote flavors. A tangy note of white pepper lingers on the long, impressively nervy finish. I really like this wine's restraint and precision." Josh Reynolds 91 Points Tanzer's International Wine Cellar May/June 09
Thea's Selection 2006 Pinot noir in the press
"The expressive and relatively high-toned nose offering notes of crushed leaf, cranberry and pure red pinot fruit is followed by complex, intense, detailed and vibrant flavors that are delicious, mouth coating and beautifully long. I very much like the balance and purity of expression and the only nit is a subtle touch of warmth. In a word, lovely. 91 Pts./2011+" Burghound.com October 2008
"Thea's Selection is Lemelson's measuring stick Pinot noir, as it is a blend of blocks from the different estate vineyards. This elegant release emphasizes aromas of pungent herbs, lifted with hints of rose petal and briary berry. In the mouth there is a lively, sappy, fruit-centric focus, showing concentrated raspberry (framboise) flavors. In short, a thoroughly delicious bottle that makes the case for blends over most single-vineyard offerings in Oregon." - P.G. 90 Points
Wine Enthusiast December 15, 2008
"Medium red. Smoky red berry and cherry compote aromas are complicated by sassafras and herbal notes, along with a hint of cola. Fleshy and round, offering sweet black raspberry and candied cherry flavors, supple tannins and slow building spiciness. Clings impressively on the finish and strongly repeats the cherry note." Josh Reynolds 90 Points Tanzer's International Wine Cellar May/June 09
Lemelson 2006 Reserve Chardonnay in the press
"Sometimes a reserve designation on a Chardonnay simply translates to excessive use of new oak; here it brings a rich abundance of fruit, along with a density and texture rarely found in domestic Chardonnays. This is a fruit salad of a wine, to be sure, running through a farmer's market worth of peaches, apples, pears, apricots, bananas and more. But it also brings the butter, the butterscotch and the barrel toast, layered in and wrapped around the fruits so it has the richness of a banana split, and some of the creaminess as well. Editors Choice" - P.G. 91 Points
Wine Enthusiast December 15, 2008
Lemelson 2007 Dry Riesling in the press
"The term dry Riesling is unregulated and somewhat difficult to determine; some sweeter styles can taste dry, while some dry wines, such as this, carry a touch of sweetness in the fruit flavors. Here the fruits mix kiwi, white peach and yellow plum; while there are following flavors of chamomile and lemon verbena, with suggestions of beeswax. Sophisticated and nicely structured." - P.G. 90 Points
Wine Enthusiast December 15, 2008
Lemelson 2006 Dry Riesling in the press
Wine reviewer, Josh Reynolds, who works with Steven Tanzer of theInternational Wine Cellar, visited us several months ago and had this to sayabout our 2006 Dry Riesling:
"Light yellow. Suave tangerine, white peach and honeysuckle aromas are brightened by talc and lemon zest. Light bodied and understated, with a subtly complex array of citrus, pit fruit and mineral flavors. This gained weight with air, finishing dry and vibrant, with the citrus flavors echoing. I find this ridiculously easy to drink $20. 90 Points"
Wine reviewer Michael Franzrecently wrote an article titled, "Riesling Romance in Oregon " for the website winereviewonline.com. Hehad this to say about our 2006 Dry Riesling:
"Admirable restraint marks this wine's aromas, which show subtle fruit, and yet the flavors are quite expressive and generous. Ripe acidity freshens the wine without making it seem overly tart, lifting the flavors and lending definition through a long, symmetrical finish.
89 Points"
Last but not least, Portland's own MIX Magazine recently voted Lemelson Vineyards 2006 Dry Riesling as their Best Overall Holiday Riesling in their holiday 2007 issue.
"2006 Lemelson Vineyards Willamette Valley Dry Riesling ($20) We were all awed by this classy catch. "I'm one of those wine consumers who historically hasn't enjoyed Riesling because so many of them were like cotton candy," admitted Butler. But the Lemelson's "complexity and subtlety" changed his mind: "I now have to divorce myself from my old way of thinking," he concluded. With a touch of residual sugar and relatively low alcohol by volume (11.8 percent), the Lemelson hit high notes of citrus, peach and melon before delving into holiday spices like cinnamon and nutmeg. A fine line of acidity carried these flavors from start to finish, making this an excellent match for any holiday feast. "It's a nice bridge between the old-world and new-world styles," said Rhynard. "There is minerality and that petrol note, but there is great citrus fruit, steeliness and acidity." "It's just a total standout for me," Martin concurred. "I could imagine drinking a whole bottle of this, throughout a whole meal, and being really happy."
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