TN: 2007 Castle Rock Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

Bob_Wood · June 17, 2009, 4:29am

Liquid. Resembles wine. Red. Innocuous. More like a 2006, considering the big style. Don’t bother.

ToddFrench · June 17, 2009, 4:31am

All in.

Ed_Murray · June 17, 2009, 4:41am

Don’t bother with Castle Rock or don’t bother with this vintage or both?

Bob_Wood · June 17, 2009, 12:33pm

This vintage, this bottling. I can’t make a sweeping statement about Castle Rock in general.

Scott_Butler · June 17, 2009, 1:17pm

Castle Rock Pinot Noir was a very good QPR 2-3 years ago, but I haven’t had one lately. Doesn’t sound encouraging.

Jason_Hagen · June 17, 2009, 1:20pm

For the price Castle Rock often makes decent drinkers. Not sure about the Willamette but most of their pinots have a good amount of Syrah.

Jason

Jason_Hagen · June 17, 2009, 1:34pm

BTW I am not being provocative. They always state this fact on their web-site. But for an $8 pinot, a little syrah ain’t going to bother me.

Jason

Bob_Wood · June 17, 2009, 1:41pm

100% pinot noir according to the website. It’s just chewy and dense enough I would have bet on the syrah, but I’m guessing they pressed very hard.