Oregon Applegate Valley
APPLEGATE VALLEY
SerraVineyards – 2016Viognier
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is aromatic, fresh and relatively gourmand. It reveals notes of vanilla and pear associated with fine notes of white fruit, oak and touches of citrus. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, round and offers a fine minerality, a fine acid frame (in the background), fat, suavity, freshness as well as a nice structure and acidity. On the palate this wine expresses notes of vanilla, pear compote and small notes of peach associated with a touch of quenette, touches of ripe citrus as well as toasted touches oak, subtle hints of sweet spices and an imperceptible touch of cardamom. Good length.
Score : 14.75+
SerraVineyards - Rosa Marie 2016
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is fruity, aromatic and offers a certain roundness. It reveals notes of green apple associated with touches of crushed pear / apple as well as subtle hints of citrus and red fruits. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a nice freshness, a fine acid frame, fat, roundness and a fine straightness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crushed white fruits (pear, apple) and fresh / ripe citrus fruits (lemon, mandarin) combined with fine touches of quenette as well as subtle touches of red fruits. Good length.
Score : 15+
SerraVineyards - Cabernet Sauvignon 2013
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is aromatic, well-structured, finely powerful and offers straightness and a fine concentration. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, cherry and fine touches of ripe pepper associated with touches of chocolate, hints of coffee as well as a subtle hint of spices (in the background) and a very discreet hint of gray pepper (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a fine mineral frame, straightness, a fine tension and a certain delicacy. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crushed cassis, fleshy cherry / juicy and touches of coffee associated with fine hints of chocolate, wood as well as subtle hints of spices and an imperceptible touch of red bell pepper (in the background) and subtle hints of cardamom (in the background). Tannins are well-built.
Score : 15
Serra Vineyards – Tempranillo 2014
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is fruity, finely powerful and offers concentration and freshness (in the background). It reveals notes of cassis, boysenberry and wild small fruits associated with hints of wood, fine hints of flowers as well as touches of chocolate truffle, sweet spices and an imperceptible hint of hazelnut. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, finely silky and offers a fine suavity. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy / crushed Boysenberry blackberry and touches of cassis, wood associated with subtle hints of ripe / crushed wild red berries, fine hints of tonka bean, subtle hints of vanilla as well as subtle hints of coffee and an imperceptible hint of hazelnut (in the background). Tannins are fine and slightly chewy.
Score : 15.25+
SerraVineyards – Syrah 2013
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is fruity, well-balanced, finely powerful and offers concentration. It revelas notes of crushed cassis, redcurrant jam and fine touches of crushed strawberry combined with a touch of gray pepper and subtle / discrete touches of ripe bell pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, silky and
offers finesse, a fine suavity, a mineral frame, a fine tension, a good volume and a certain fluidity. On the palate this wine expresses notes of black cherry, cassis and fine touches of ripe red fruit (cherry, raspberry) associated with fine touches of minerality, touches of chocolate and subtle woody touches. Tannins are well-made. Good length.
Score : 15+ Wooldridge CreekVineyard Dry Gewurztraminer 2015
Applegate Valley The nose is fruity, well-balanced and offers a fine minerality. It reveals notes of apple, pear and subtle hints of citrus (in the background) associated with touches of flint and a very discreet oceanic hint / minerality almost saline. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, well-built, well-defined, finely gourmande and offers a nice acid frame, a fine suavity, a good definition and a good roundness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of apple, lemon and fine touches of mandarin associated with a subtle / discreet hint of lychee (in the background), subtle woody touches (in the background) as well as subtle touches of white flowers (in the background) and an imperceptible hint of rocky/saline minerality (terroir). Good length and persistence.
Score : 16 Wooldridge CreekVineyard Twilight White 2015
Applegate Valley The nose is fresh, fruity, well-balanced, racy and offers depthness and a fine minerality (in the background). It reveals notes of fresh apple associated with fine notes of fresh mirabelle plum, citrus, fine touches of fresh pear and fine / discreet touches of honeysuckle and touches of racy minerality (almost saline). The palate is fruity, well-balanced, round and offers a nice untuousity / gourmandise, a good definition, fat (bâtonnage), a fine tension and an acid frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe / crushed apple, pear and touches of fresh/ripe mirabelle plum associated with subtle toasted hints, discrete touches of honeysuckle and an imperceptible touch of zest (in the background). Good length and persistence. There is a hint of flint on the persistence.
Score : 16
Wooldridge CreekVineyard - Dry Rosé 2016
Applegate Valley The nose is fruity, well-balanced and offers racy minerality. It reveals fine notes of ripe redcurrant and cherry combined with fine / discreet notes of blackberry and an imperceptible touch of apple. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, gourmande, finely silky and offers roundness, fleshiness and harmony. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe red cherry, blackberry and touches of redcurrant combined with fine / discreet hints of plum and very discreet touches of black cherry. Good length.
Score : 16 Wooldridge CreekVineyard - 2016 Sparkling Rosé
Applegate Valley The nose is fruity and offers residual sugar. It reveals fine touches of redcurrant candy and raspberry associated with subtle touches of crushed apple. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers fat, roundness, a fine mineral frame and a small aerial aspect. On the palate this wine expresses notes of raspberry candy, redcurrant candy and touches of cherry associated with fine touches of crushed Granny Smith apple. Good length.
Score : 14.75 Wooldridge CreekVineyard 2015 Sparkling Brut
Applegate Valley The nose is fresh, fruity and offers a fine minerality (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced, dynamic and offers a nice freshness, roundness, a fine acid frame and a fine effervescence. On the palate this wine expresses notes of apple, lemon paste and fine touches of ripe tangerine, Granny Smith apple associated with subtle hints of fresh cherry, vanilla and subtle hints of chocolate (in the background), subtle toasted hints and an imperceptible hint of hazelnut (in the background). Good length and very beautiful persistence.
Score : 15.25+
Warick - 2012 Reserve - Red Wine
Applegate Valley The nose is aromatic, well-balanced, gourmand and offers a fine concentration and a fine straightness. It reveals notes of fleshy / crushed cassis and fine touches of cherry, blackberry associated with touches of strawberry jelly, touches of chocolate, coffee as well as very discreet hints of caramelization and hazelnut. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a nice mineral frame, a fine acidity, a nice fat, a good definition, straightness, finesse, a small aerial aspect and a fine tension. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe black cherry, fleshy cassis and fine touches of red cherry associated with a touch of crushed strawberry, fine / discreet touches of chocolate, licorice / zan and subtle / imperceptible touches of flowers (in the background). Tannins are well-built and very discreetly firm. Good length.
Score : 16+
Warrick - Sauvignon Blanc 2015
Applegate Valley The nose reveals woody notes associated with fine touches of lemon, tangerine as well as fine hints of peach and subtle hints of racy minerality. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers fat, a fine unctuosity, an acid / lemon frame, a good definition as well as a fine juiciness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of lemon, mandarin and fine touches of apple associated with a subtle touch of peach. Good length and good persistence.
Score : 14.75+
Plaisance Ranch -Viognier 2015
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is fruity. It reveals fine notes of apricot, peach and fine touches of exotic fruitss combined with imperceptible hints of lemon zest and touches of wood. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a fine mineral frame, fat, a fine unctuosity, volume, a nice freshness as well as a fine juiciness (in the background). On the palate this wine expresses notes of stewed peach, pear and subtle touches of exotic fruits associated with subtle touches of fresh lemon as well as subtle touches of tangerine paste, vanilla and a very discreet woody hints. Good length.
Score : 15+ Plaisance Ranch - Pinot Noir Papa Joe’s Private Stash
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is fruity, well-balanced, finely powerful and offers a fine concentration / density. It reveals notes of black cherry, cassis and fine touches of plum associated with subtle touches of strawberry, spices and a very discreet touch of gray pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, well-built and offers a fine juiciness, a fine minerality, a good definition and a very discreet touch of saline minerality (in the background). On the palate this wine expresses notes of black cherry and plum associated with fine touches
of cassis, juicy / ripe red fruits, berries, licorice and oak. Tannins are wellbuilt. Good length and good persistence.
Score : 15.75+ Plaisance Ranch
Pinot Noir 2014, Clone 828
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is fruity and offers a fine tension and a fine richness. It reveals notes of crushed/ripe black cherry and fine notes of plum associated with fine touches of crushed blackberry, subtle hints of raspberry, subtle hints of chocolate, wood as well as discreet hints of violet and spices. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers concentration, a fine mineral frame, a fine fleshiness, a good structure as well as a very fine juiciness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy black cherry and touches of Quetsche plum associated with fine touches of crushed blackberry as well as fine hints of strawberry, chocolate and subtle / imperceptible touches of tonka bean (in the background). Tannins are well-built. Good length.
Score : 16+
Plaisance Ranch –Vintage 2014 Merlot
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose offers fine touches of gray pepper, fine hints of fleshy / juicy blackberry combined with hints of cassis, subtle hints of wild / juicy black fruits, fine / very discreet hints of liquorice as well as subtle hints of vanilla and very discreet hints of ripe red bell pepper (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced, finely powerful and offers a fine mineral frame, a fine juiciness, a very discreet fleshiness, straightness, a fine aerial aspect as well as a fine minerality. On the palate this wine expresses touches of fleshy black cherry and blackberry associated with fine touches of plum, subtle hints of vanilla as well as subtle touches of chocolate on the finish (brings delicacy / gourmandise). Tannins are well-built and very slightly/discreetly dusty.
Score : 15.75 Plaisance Ranch – Tempranillo 2014 Papa Joe’s Private Stash
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is finely fruity, well-structured, finely powerful and offers a fine concentration. It reveals notes of black currant, blackberry and fine touches of cassis associated with subtle hints of strawberry, spices and subtle touches of oak. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, silky and offers a fine concentration, a fine fleshiness, tension, a fine fresh frame, a fine acidity (in the background) and a fine straightness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of black cherry, crushed cassis and fine touches of black currant, raspberry associated with subtle woody touches, toasted oak / vanilla and a subtle hint of caramelization and cardamom. Tannins are a bit chewy. Good length.
Score : 15.5 Plaisance Ranch – Tempranillo 2010 Papa Joe’s Private Stash
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is aromatic, straight and offers a fine elegance. It reveals fine touches of gray pepper and subtle hints of gray pepper, crushed / fleshy black cherry, cassis combined with fine / discreet touches of black fruit, subtle hints of caramelization as well as an imperceptible hint of tobacco and vanilla. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, silky and offers a nice definition / precision, depthness and volume. On the palate this wine expresses beautiful notes of juicy plum, black cherry, cassis and fine touches of raspberry associated with fine touches of chocolate as well as subtle hints of red fruits and subtle hints of gray pepper (in background).
Score : 16
Plaisance Ranch – Malbec 2014
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is fruity and offers complexity. It reveals fine notes of violet, plum, cassis and fine touches of terroir / dried earth associated with subtle / discreet hints of zan, an imperceptible touch of tobacco (in the background) and subtle touches dried strawberry (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a fine mineral frame, a very fine juiciness, a fine acidity and depthness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of cassis, juicy / fleshy black cherry and fine touches of zan associated with subtle touches of cigar, wood as well as an imperceptible touch of fresh / juicy raspberry and a subtle touch of dried earth. Tannins are fine and firm. Good length.
Score : 15.5 Plaisance Ranch – Mondeuse 2014 - Papa Joe’s Private Stash
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is fruity, well-balanced and offers a fine elegance. It reveals notes of fleshy blackcurrant, fleshy black cherry and blackberry combined with fine touches of fleshy strawberry, spices, subtle hints of white pepper as well as a subtle hint of vanilla and discreet hints of licorice. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a fine juicy frame, a nice definition / elegance, a fine gourmandise (in the background), a fine fleshiness, roundness as well as a small harmony. On the palate this wine expresses notes of black cherry, crushed cassis and fine touches of strawberry combined with subtle hints of raspberry jam, subtle touches of vanilla as well as a discreet hint of gray pepper and fine / discreet touches of tonka bean (in the background). Tannins are fine, well-built and very slightly firm. Good length. There are fine touches of black cherry on the finish / persistence.
Score : 15.25 Plaisance Ranch – Syrah 2014 – Papa Joe’s Private Stash
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is fruity and offers a fine concentration. It reveals fine notes of black cherry, cassis and subtle hints of gray pepper combined with subtle hints of crushed raspberry, crushed / ripe black plum and a subtle / imperceptible hint of nutmeg. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, silky and offers a nice definition / finesse, gourmandise, depthness, roundness, a very fine unctuosity, a fine minerality, a beautiful acid frame, precision and harmony. On the palate this wine expresses notes of black cherry, fleshy / juicy cassis and fine touches of crushed / fleshy raspberry, chocolate associated with subtle hints of caramelization, nougatine as well as subtle / imperceptible toasted touches oak / Bourbon vanilla (in the background). Tannins are well-built. Good length.
Score : 16+
Plaisance Ranch – Carménère 2014
Applegate Valley, Southern Oregon The nose is aromatic, fine and offers a very fine austerity. It offers notes of crushed cassis, black cherry and ripe red bell pepper associated with a subtle hint of flowers, discreet hints of chocolate, spices as well as a slight hint of nutmeg and subtle hints of gray pepper. The palate is fruity, juicy, fresh, well-balanced and offers a fine mineral frame, a good roundness / volume, a good definition as well as a fine juiciness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of black cherry, plum, cassis and fine touches of strawberry associated with subtle touches of gray pepper and a very discreet hint of almond. Tannins are fine and very slightly dusty. Good length. There is a touch of dark chocolate on the finish/persistence.
Score : 16