What Goodfellow/Matello are you drinking?

[Al Osterheld]

I opened one three weeks ago and also had the impression it was better with a decant at this point. The first Goodfellow wine I drank was a 2013 Durant Pinot Noir, even lighter and probably more understated than the Whistling Ridge. Loved it and ended up buying half of what the store had in stock (somebody else was also buying it), then started buying directly from Marcus.

-Al

[Richard T r i m p i]

Just polished off my last 2012 Durant Pinot....contrasted with a 2012 PGC Durant Madrone Block. The PGC was more vintage typical while the Goodfellow highlighted Marcus's ability to preserve freshness and acidity in a warm vintage. Fine work!

RT

[Max S.]

I opened one three weeks ago and also had the impression it was better with a decant at this point. The first Goodfellow wine I drank was a 2013 Durant Pinot Noir, even lighter and probably more understated than the Whistling Ridge. Loved it and ended up buying half of what the store had in stock (somebody else was also buying it), then started buying directly from Marcus.

-Al

I'd agree with this, my first bottle made it to day 2 and better on the 2nd day.

[Marcus Goodfellow]

Just polished off my last 2012 Durant Pinot....contrasted with a 2012 PGC Durant Madrone Block. The PGC was more vintage typical while the Goodfellow highlighted Marcus's ability to preserve freshness and acidity in a warm vintage. Fine work!

RT

That’s great to hear Rich! I need to find you a bottle of the 2012 Whistling Ridge. The vineyard handles the hot vintages better than the rest and the 2012 was overperforming my expectations when we tried it(still so young though).

[Marcus Goodfellow]

I opened one three weeks ago and also had the impression it was better with a decant at this point. The first Goodfellow wine I drank was a 2013 Durant Pinot Noir, even lighter and probably more understated than the Whistling Ridge. Loved it and ended up buying half of what the store had in stock (somebody else was also buying it), then started buying directly from Marcus.

-Al

I'd agree with this, my first bottle made it to day 2 and better on the 2nd day.

Over the years, it seems that there is often a nice window for sampling Whistling Ridge young(for those who enjoy a crunchy wine), and then around 7 years the wines can be really enjoyable with lots of air, and then at 10 years old they reach a first mature phase but still need time/decanting. At 15 years the 2004 and 2005 are in a nice prime window(IMO).

Long time to wait, so I usually just have the decanter ready to go

We opened the 2018 Beloved Acre two days ago, decanted and wound up drinking it last night after 30 hours in the decanter(very pretty but of all the 2018s, perhaps the most in need of a sleep in the cellar).

[Richard T r i m p i]

Just polished off my last 2012 Durant Pinot....contrasted with a 2012 PGC Durant Madrone Block. The PGC was more vintage typical while the Goodfellow highlighted Marcus's ability to preserve freshness and acidity in a warm vintage. Fine work!
RT

That’s great to hear Rich! I need to find you a bottle of the 2012 Whistling Ridge. The vineyard handles the hot vintages better than the rest and the 2012 was overperforming my expectations when we tried it(still so young though).

You already have, one left in the cellar, along with 2 x 2012 Heritage. Is it time to start in on your 13's?

RT

[Max S.]

I opened one three weeks ago and also had the impression it was better with a decant at this point. The first Goodfellow wine I drank was a 2013 Durant Pinot Noir, even lighter and probably more understated than the Whistling Ridge. Loved it and ended up buying half of what the store had in stock (somebody else was also buying it), then started buying directly from Marcus.

-Al

I'd agree with this, my first bottle made it to day 2 and better on the 2nd day.

Over the years, it seems that there is often a nice window for sampling Whistling Ridge young(for those who enjoy a crunchy wine), and then around 7 years the wines can be really enjoyable with lots of air, and then at 10 years old they reach a first mature phase but still need time/decanting. At 15 years the 2004 and 2005 are in a nice prime window(IMO).

Long time to wait, so I usually just have the decanter ready to go

We opened the 2018 Beloved Acre two days ago, decanted and wound up drinking it last night after 30 hours in the decanter(very pretty but of all the 2018s, perhaps the most in need of a sleep in the cellar).

I was planning to drink more of the 13 young, but think I'm going to hold off and see what it's like when it's truly mature. Also, can you make the bottles smaller so they fit in my wine cabinet? Kidding, I'm getting some of those weinboxes to put on top of the racks just for you!

[Jake Rubash]

Opened our first Goodfellow Pinot yesterday, 2018 Old Vine Pommard, and followed through tonight... what the hell?? This is absolutely delicious! Such a full wine at 13% alcohol, red fruit for days and so silky smooth in the mouth. One of the most memorable wines I’ve had recently, outstanding

[Al Osterheld]

That wine is from Lewman vineyard, as I recall.

-Al

[Marcus Goodfellow]

That wine is from Lewman vineyard, as I recall.

-Al

Plus 1

Pommard vines from Dennis Lewman's original 1993 planting. Just an absolutely beautiful under the radar site producing some lovely wines. The OVP is a single 500L puncheon that was one of my favorite in the cellar.

Jake-I am really glad you enjoyed that wine, it sets the bar very high and I hope that the next Goodfellow wine you have meets the expectation as well.

[Jake Rubash]

That wine is from Lewman vineyard, as I recall.

-Al

Plus 1

Pommard vines from Dennis Lewman's original 1993 planting. Just an absolutely beautiful under the radar site producing some lovely wines. The OVP is a single 500L puncheon that was one of my favorite in the cellar.

Jake-I am really glad you enjoyed that wine, it sets the bar very high and I hope that the next Goodfellow wine you have meets the expectation as well.

Hey Marcus

We got a 6’er of your 2018 Willamette Valley Chard from Oregon Wine TV earlier in the year. Pretty sure those were gone in under 10 days. I’m certainly sold and just signed up for your mailing list

[Marcus Goodfellow]

That wine is from Lewman vineyard, as I recall.

-Al

Plus 1

Pommard vines from Dennis Lewman's original 1993 planting. Just an absolutely beautiful under the radar site producing some lovely wines. The OVP is a single 500L puncheon that was one of my favorite in the cellar.

Jake-I am really glad you enjoyed that wine, it sets the bar very high and I hope that the next Goodfellow wine you have meets the expectation as well.

Hey Marcus

We got a 6’er of your 2018 Willamette Valley Chard from Oregon Wine TV earlier in the year. Pretty sure those were gone in under 10 days. I’m certainly sold and just signed up for your mailing list

Awesome! BD 12 is the first event on the horizon for us, but Spring release for the first 2019s will be mid-March. We're putting together final blends right now. A very elegant vintage with some absolutely outstanding wines, and one or two new things!

[Brian S t o t t e r]

I like elegance. Looking forward to it!

[Jason T]

Popped a humble 2017 Berserker last weekend to share with my in-laws. They’d never had Goodfellow and tend towards the riper/richer Pinots of Sonoma and Willamette.

Have to say all three of us did a double take at just how damn delicious this wine was. Everything was dialed in just so. Fruit was robust, lovely acidity, nice grip.

We all three kept going back to the glass and commenting how great it was. I can’t recall getting that reaction from any wine at that price point in a while.

Brilliant stuff!

[Jason T]

Awesome! BD 12 is the first event on the horizon for us, but Spring release for the first 2019s will be mid-March. We're putting together final blends right now. A very elegant vintage with some absolutely outstanding wines, and one or two new things!

More new things Marcus?

My credit card says , but of course my heart says .

The heart usually wins these battles .

[Ian H]

Having a 2017 Last Acre Pinot. Night 2. So young, but very delicious nonetheless.

[Rodrigo B]

Popped the 2018 Goodfellow Lewman Vineyard Pinot Noir.

What a fun wine this is. Somehow it just feels like the first crack of Spring. Filled with just ripe brambly red fruit. The nose is filled with pretty strawberries, red cherries, and raspberries with a touch of smoked tea. On the palate there’s much of the same red fruits for days on end; all brambly, crunchy and bursting with juicy acidity. This is just light and elegant. One minute you’re burying your nose in the glass, the next thing you know your glass is empty and you’re reaching for the bottle to pour yourself some more.

[Brian S t o t t e r]

Popped the 2018 Goodfellow Lewman Vineyard Pinot Noir.

What a fun wine this is. Somehow it just feels like the first crack of Spring. Filled with just ripe brambly red fruit. The nose is filled with pretty strawberries, red cherries, and raspberries with a touch of smoked tea. On the palate there’s much of the same red fruits for days on end; all brambly, crunchy and bursting with juicy acidity. This is just light and elegant. One minute you’re burying your nose in the glass, the next thing you know your glass is empty and you’re reaching for the bottle to pour yourself some more.

Why I went double dipping on this and Old Vine Pommard. Such great wines!

[D@vid Bu3ker]

Just got a mixed case of 2018 Long Acre and Beloved Acre. Looking forward to following them over a number of years. Will pop one of each after a suitable resting period.

[Rodrigo B]

Popped the 2018 Goodfellow Lewman Vineyard Pinot Noir.

What a fun wine this is. Somehow it just feels like the first crack of Spring. Filled with just ripe brambly red fruit. The nose is filled with pretty strawberries, red cherries, and raspberries with a touch of smoked tea. On the palate there’s much of the same red fruits for days on end; all brambly, crunchy and bursting with juicy acidity. This is just light and elegant. One minute you’re burying your nose in the glass, the next thing you know your glass is empty and you’re reaching for the bottle to pour yourself some more.

Why I went double dipping on this and Old Vine Pommard. Such great wines!

Haven't tried many Goodfellow wines. Ordered a mixed case from Marcus a while back to try some after hearing all the hype from other Berserkers. Didn’t order the Old Vine Pommard, but the Lewman vineyard at this point is dangerously delicious. The bottle seemingly disappeared and we were left clamouring to open another bottle and debating whether or not whatever we’d open following this would equally fit the mood this one struck. Little to no chance of day 2 on this bottle. I’m trying to holding off purchases until BD, but I will for sure be on the lookout for more of this bottling in the future.

[Max S.]

Popped the 2018 Goodfellow Lewman Vineyard Pinot Noir.

What a fun wine this is. Somehow it just feels like the first crack of Spring. Filled with just ripe brambly red fruit. The nose is filled with pretty strawberries, red cherries, and raspberries with a touch of smoked tea. On the palate there’s much of the same red fruits for days on end; all brambly, crunchy and bursting with juicy acidity. This is just light and elegant. One minute you’re burying your nose in the glass, the next thing you know your glass is empty and you’re reaching for the bottle to pour yourself some more.

Why I went double dipping on this and Old Vine Pommard. Such great wines!

Lewman is probably my favorite, though I wonder if that's because it feels like it's easily the most ready to drink.

[Sean_S]

2017 WV Chardonnay such a great wine. Served as an apertif. So much flavor and complexity for so little $

2018 WR Bersker Cuvee Pinot. Pleasant on PNP. Better on day 2 in the decanter. These deserve time IMO.

[Bob Hughes]

Rodrigo, I thought Marcus said somewhere that Lewman would end up being a one-off for him - something about the vineyard being sold and no longer having access to the fruit.

[Rodrigo B]

Thanks Bob. Good to know. Looks like I’ll need to contact Marcus sooner than I though. That bottle really was delicious

[Patrick T a y l o r]

Rodrigo, I thought Marcus said somewhere that Lewman would end up being a one-off for him - something about the vineyard being sold and no longer having access to the fruit.

I'm not so sure. In Goodfellow's August "Terroir Series II" release notes, Marcus wrote: "While it is unlikely that we will have this fruit beyond 2019, I feel lucky to have this wine in my resume."

Perhaps he has 2 year contract and there's a 2019 Lewman waiting for us.

[MattG]

This tastes great. Could go longer.

[ChrisJames]

Rodrigo, I thought Marcus said somewhere that Lewman would end up being a one-off for him - something about the vineyard being sold and no longer having access to the fruit.

I'm not so sure. In Goodfellow's August "Terroir Series II" release notes, Marcus wrote: "While it is unlikely that we will have this fruit beyond 2019, I feel lucky to have this wine in my resume."

Perhaps he has 2 year contract and there's a 2019 Lewman waiting for us.

That is my understanding too.

[Patrick T a y l o r]

Rodrigo, I thought Marcus said somewhere that Lewman would end up being a one-off for him - something about the vineyard being sold and no longer having access to the fruit.

I'm not so sure. In Goodfellow's August "Terroir Series II" release notes, Marcus wrote: "While it is unlikely that we will have this fruit beyond 2019, I feel lucky to have this wine in my resume."

Perhaps he has 2 year contract and there's a 2019 Lewman waiting for us.

That is my understanding too.

I got dibs! You can have shotgun.

[Al Osterheld]

He posted in another thread that he has Lewman fruit from 2019, that the vineyard was being sold to the Casteel family (Bethel Heights), and that he loves the vineyard and would be happy to work with the fruit in the future if it works out.

-Al

[Marcus Goodfellow]

Awesome! BD 12 is the first event on the horizon for us, but Spring release for the first 2019s will be mid-March. We're putting together final blends right now. A very elegant vintage with some absolutely outstanding wines, and one or two new things!

More new things Marcus?

My credit card says , but of course my heart says .

The heart usually wins these battles .

Well...Whistling Ridge Cabernet Franc. Total production was 30 gallons(older vines planted as a blending grape for the Cabernet Sauvignon, planted with the original vines.) We’re selling 6 cases to GCC on the 26th. Good for the heart, if not the CC...

[Marcus Goodfellow]

He posted in another thread that he has Lewman fruit from 2019, that the vineyard was being sold to the Casteel family (Bethel Heights), and that he loves the vineyard and would be happy to work with the fruit in the future if it works out.

-Al

Tremendous vineyard, and in 2019 produced one of the very best, if not the best, wines in the cellar.

The Casteel’s are founders in the WV, but also just really wonderful people.
I do hope to see the fruit again in the future(land use rules create a weird situation currently but hopefully in 2-3 more years) but even if it doesn’t happen the vineyard is in good hands.

I am hopeful though, and either way it will always be one of my favorite sites.

[Marcus Goodfellow]

Rodrigo, I thought Marcus said somewhere that Lewman would end up being a one-off for him - something about the vineyard being sold and no longer having access to the fruit.

I'm not so sure. In Goodfellow's August "Terroir Series II" release notes, Marcus wrote: "While it is unlikely that we will have this fruit beyond 2019, I feel lucky to have this wine in my resume."

Perhaps he has 2 year contract and there's a 2019 Lewman waiting for us.

So just a quick peek in the crystal ball.
The 2019 Lewman Heritage No. 16 will he the only vineyard designate from Lewman vineyard in 2019. The yields were way down, and we picked early and late. A single fermenter, 50% stems, that was among the first wines picked. A second 100% stems fermenter picked, along with Temperance Hill(only 1 fermenter) at the end of the harvest. Together they make one of my three favorite wines in the cellar, and a just expression of Dennis Lewman’s vineyard to remember him by.

[Jason T]

Awesome! BD 12 is the first event on the horizon for us, but Spring release for the first 2019s will be mid-March. We're putting together final blends right now. A very elegant vintage with some absolutely outstanding wines, and one or two new things!

More new things Marcus?

My credit card says , but of course my heart says .

The heart usually wins these battles .

Well...Whistling Ridge Cabernet Franc. Total production was 30 gallons(older vines planted as a blending grape for the Cabernet Sauvignon, planted with the original vines.) We’re selling 6 cases to GCC on the 26th. Good for the heart, if not the CC...

Ah, that's the one you were telling me about before. Marcus, I cannot say "no" to Cabernet Franc, especially from you!

[Max S.]

So just a quick peek in the crystal ball.
The 2019 Lewman Heritage No. 16 will he the only vineyard designate from Lewman vineyard in 2019. The yields were way down, and we picked early and late. A single fermenter, 50% stems, that was among the first wines picked. A second 100% stems fermenter picked, along with Temperance Hill(only 1 fermenter) at the end of the harvest. Together they make one of my three favorite wines in the cellar, and a just expression of Dennis Lewman’s vineyard to remember him by.

Jesus Christ, a Lewman Heritage? Keep my tab open...

[Brian S t o t t e r]

Rodrigo, I thought Marcus said somewhere that Lewman would end up being a one-off for him - something about the vineyard being sold and no longer having access to the fruit.

I'm not so sure. In Goodfellow's August "Terroir Series II" release notes, Marcus wrote: "While it is unlikely that we will have this fruit beyond 2019, I feel lucky to have this wine in my resume."

Perhaps he has 2 year contract and there's a 2019 Lewman waiting for us.

So just a quick peek in the crystal ball.
The 2019 Lewman Heritage No. 16 will he the only vineyard designate from Lewman vineyard in 2019. The yields were way down, and we picked early and late. A single fermenter, 50% stems, that was among the first wines picked. A second 100% stems fermenter picked, along with Temperance Hill(only 1 fermenter) at the end of the harvest. Together they make one of my three favorite wines in the cellar, and a just expression of Dennis Lewman’s vineyard to remember him by.

What are the other two?

[Al Osterheld]

Heritage No. 14 is also from Lewman.

-Al

[Doug Uno]

I'm not so sure. In Goodfellow's August "Terroir Series II" release notes, Marcus wrote: "While it is unlikely that we will have this fruit beyond 2019, I feel lucky to have this wine in my resume."

Perhaps he has 2 year contract and there's a 2019 Lewman waiting for us.

So just a quick peek in the crystal ball.
The 2019 Lewman Heritage No. 16 will he the only vineyard designate from Lewman vineyard in 2019. The yields were way down, and we picked early and late. A single fermenter, 50% stems, that was among the first wines picked. A second 100% stems fermenter picked, along with Temperance Hill(only 1 fermenter) at the end of the harvest. Together they make one of my three favorite wines in the cellar, and a just expression of Dennis Lewman’s vineyard to remember him by.

What are the other two?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Patrick T a y l o r]

Together they make one of my three favorite wines in the cellar, and a just expression of Dennis Lewman’s vineyard to remember him by.

What are the other two?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[Marcus Goodfellow]

I'm not so sure. In Goodfellow's August "Terroir Series II" release notes, Marcus wrote: "While it is unlikely that we will have this fruit beyond 2019, I feel lucky to have this wine in my resume."

Perhaps he has 2 year contract and there's a 2019 Lewman waiting for us.

So just a quick peek in the crystal ball.
The 2019 Lewman Heritage No. 16 will he the only vineyard designate from Lewman vineyard in 2019. The yields were way down, and we picked early and late. A single fermenter, 50% stems, that was among the first wines picked. A second 100% stems fermenter picked, along with Temperance Hill(only 1 fermenter) at the end of the harvest. Together they make one of my three favorite wines in the cellar, and a just expression of Dennis Lewman’s vineyard to remember him by.

What are the other two?

Pumphouse Block from Temperance Hill and the Heritage wine from Whistling Ridge. I really think these three wines set the bar. Then there are another set of really lovely wines with Long Acre and House Block from Whistling Ridge, Block 8 from Fir Crest, and a small bottling from Oracle Vineyard.

The Oracle vineyard wine (Westrey Estate fruit) is from the same vines I got fruit from in 2003-2005 when I was first making my wines at Westrey. Back then the vines were 3rd leaf to 5th leaf, so it was a lot of fun to see the fruit now that the vines were 19 years old.

[Bill Mauger]

Well...Whistling Ridge Cabernet Franc. Total production was 30 gallons(older vines planted as a blending grape for the Cabernet Sauvignon, planted with the original vines.) We’re selling 6 cases to GCC on the 26th. Good for the heart, if not the CC...
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Well well! WR signature - no green - weightless. mineral and red fruited just saying!

[Marcus Goodfellow]

Well...Whistling Ridge Cabernet Franc. Total production was 30 gallons(older vines planted as a blending grape for the Cabernet Sauvignon, planted with the original vines.) We’re selling 6 cases to GCC on the 26th. Good for the heart, if not the CC...

Well well! WR signature - no green - weightless. mineral and red fruited just saying!
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Well played!