TN: 2012 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Curmudgeon Cuvée Armstrong Vineyard

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  • 2012 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Curmudgeon Cuvée Armstrong Vineyard - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge (12/26/2014)
    Light ruby with lilac, rose nose. Open several hours. Dry with young tart fruit, ripe strawberries with some lightly bitter tannins which lose the bitter over time. A little early in the drinking window, but shows good potential for the years to come. I am finally starting to recognize the Ribbon Ridge fruit, especially the nose. Fairly austere at this time and am going to love it in a few more years. Very drinkable now in the 91-92 pt range.

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Nice. I haven’t opened any of mine yet. Missing the woodman.

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Sounds shitty.

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First score under 100pts. Must have been a off bottle.

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I never gave a formal score in honor of Woody, just an informal impression. It is good and to quote Brian, “Bob would approve.” [highfive.gif]

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Agreed. My note from Wednesday:

  • 2012 Seven of Hearts Pinot Noir Curmudgeon Cuvée Armstrong Vineyard - USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge (12/24/2014)
    Popped and poured at East of Eighth with friends and family before the “Very Jewish Christmas” comedy show at the Gotham Comedy Club on Christmas Eve. This is getting better with just a bit of age, so no way to tell where it peaks. The mag I have will be astounding if I can keep my hands off it for long enough.

Very light in color. Aroma of red fruit. Palate is red fruit with some spice and a very smooth mouth feel that is well integrated and not disjointed at all. Only a very tiny bit of cola pinot funk, which is so light that it actually adds a positive to the overall flavor profile instead of the negative I often find when that flavor is too strong. A wonderful effort. I am not a fan of shitty Oregon pinot, and I do not drink a lot of it, so my opinion may not be worth very much, but this is far and away the best Oregon pinot I have ever had.

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I also rated it an informal 92.

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Thanks Dennis and Jay. Can’t read that without a wave of sadness, however.

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We enjoyed our first bottle shortly after it arrived.

Set aside March 7, 2015 for your next bottle and we will all raise a glass to Bob and start a thread to annoy one another.

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