We opened a 2015 Richard’s Cuvée two nights ago that was jaw-dropping. A perfect amount of reduction framed the yellow and exotic fruit which give way to a saline finish. One of the best wines of any type I’ve had this year. Actually, about to open another with dinner tonight.
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I haven’t had one since 2019 but it was a wine that really made me take a different look at what a Chardonnay can be, what I like about wine, and Marcus’s wine-making skills. Up to that point I was convinced I liked lean, acid-driven chards (and whites in general). This was just so rich in a wonderful and almost hedonistic way, but still with a verve and snap that didn’t make it heavy. I’d tasted widely in Willamette a year before and the vast majority of ‘15s I’d had, both red and white, were victims of the vintage. Just overblown. But he nailed it.
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Not to disagree with your post other than to say that I think Marcus strives to make all of his wines acid-driven regardless of the grape/vineyard/vintage/style. I think that is what you meant with the verve and snap comment.
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It’s great to hear that everything has arrived intact. I think we worry just a bit more when some of the wines would be very difficult to replace.
Enjoy the wines Terry!
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#BadMan
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Chris I think we are on the same page, and I’m keenly aware of Marcus’s preference for acid-driven wines in any vintage. It is what I meant with the snap/verve comment.
Just, there wasn’t a lot of acid to be found in 15, anywhere, from what I’d previously tasted. So I was calling attention to the fact that he did in fact pull it off.
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Much appreciated! But I’d be remiss not to say that while we were focused on maintaining acidity with farming and picked the fruit in a timely fashion, the vineyard really gave us the biggest chance for success. Many vineyards are special sites but I think it’s the manner in which that “special” manifests itself at Whistling Ridge, that snap and verve that makes it a very unique site.
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Just had a similar night. Popped a 19 JM Pillot 1er CM Fairendes which was badly premoxed. Grabbed my final 18 Durant Chard and it was all class and elegance. It deserved better treatment (decanting), but this really hit the spot after a big disappointment. It’s been a while since I’ve open a SVD chard from @Marcus_Goodfellow but man this is really compelling stuff. Thinking a 19 TH chard is in order very soon
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We tasted the line up of 2019 Chardonnays, minus the Richard’s Cuvee late last summer at @PeterH ‘s beautiful place in Seattle and all of the wines were in just a dynamite place. The Durant was the most open immediately, but all really blossomed with air. I think the THV will do well for you if you decide to open a bottle.
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Finally able to blind the bookclub. Showed very well.
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The 2021 Whistling Ridge Pinot Gris is drinking very well tonight. Note is in the WB Week 3 Charity thread.
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Our first sparkling from Goodfellow, needs some air but certainly buying more! Looking forward to aging a few.
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Opened my 2007 Matello WV Pinot Noir this evening. Decanted off the sediment, and then back into the bottle after 30 minutes or so. Am on my second glass. This is a really nice wine. To date, my oldest wine made by Marcus. Am really happy that Marcus and Megan included this in their “Mystery Pack” recently offered and I totally lucked out with a shipping window, otherwise it may have been March before I was able to try this one. What a nice peek into what I may have in store in all the “younger” Goodfellow Pinot Noir wines I’ve managed to pick up these past couple of years. Thank you Marcus and Megan!! 
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Oooo a 2007. I hope I get one of those in my mystery pack as I’ve never had a shitty 2007 Oregon PN!
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I got one in my mystery box and opened it the night before I left for vacation on tuesday. I was a little worried cause the cork disintegrated into a million little pieces and one big one, which stayed in the bottle. Luckily Im a coffee filter cork expert.
after I finished ths bottle, which was awesome, I re-read a lot of the another shitty 2007 WMV thread and laughed. This wine was right in my wheel house. Only wish I could buy more!
I feel lucky I got the chance to try a bottle of this great underappreciated wine
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I think I have had 2007s from four producers - Matello, Scott Paul (Kelley Fox), Biggio Hamina, and PGC and I thought they were all really good. I’m sure some producers made bad wine in that vintage just like in any vintage. But when someone dismisses the vintage as a whole, it tells me something about their palate.
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Worthy read for anyone that wasn’t around in the Bob Wood era. It’s wineberserker folklore and will be on your final exam.
Shitty vintage!
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I passed because that’s what my comment was referencing!
For those unfamiliar with the thread (and at the risk of a yellow or, gasp, red card):
Miss Bob. He and Linda were the ones who first reached out to me about Todd’s new wine board. I believe one of this board’s very best moments was when, following Bob’s very untimely death, his daughter dropped by and so many here shared with her stories of Bob. 
That said, as a “newcomer” to Oregon Pinot Noir it’s been a ton of fun for me revisiting the “shitty '07” thread and seeing experienced folks here discuss, in 2011, the Oregon Pinot Noirs being produced by so many board favorites.
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And speaking of 2011, an even “shittier” vintage that also produced some really good wines. Again, Matello, Scott Paul, and PGC for me. I believe it was the last vintage that was truly cold.
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