I’ve been experimenting and have held a handful including a bottle from Goodfellow, Vincent, Perkins-Harter and Virage and a few bottles from producers in Tavel and Bandol. I’m thinking of drinking them all when they reach about 10 years?
That seems like a very cool experiment! You may be able to get the current release Lopez de Heredia Rosato right about then that would also have been produced about 2023. It’s a cool wine, and while pricing has gotten a bit high it’s still a very unique expression.
1 Like
I think aging rosé probably deserves its own thread, and I don’t want to hijack this one, but it’s very worth doing–though you might be well served to grab an already aged bottle (winebid can be a solid source) as the fruit profile turns a lot more savory. I really love them (and think Marcus’ should age nicely), but I’d also check in along the way. Fully mature is fun and different but I think a lot of them are really magical in an intermediate zone.
5 Likes
I’ll have to look into those. I see the prices are at a painful but occasionally doable point for me.
The bottles I have stashed are not all 2023 btw. I started this a while ago. The Virage is a 2016, I have a Tavel from 2017, the Goodfellow is 2023, etc. I just wanted to see what would happen with aging and started stashing a bottle here and there.
1 Like
Any hope for a return of the Vin Soif? Or any other Chards with less time on the lees?
2023 Long Acre Whistling Ridge PN. this to me is epitome of Oregon Pinot. So young but super vibrant, hums with red fruits on the nose and palate, beautiful balance. going to save half for tomorrow and see where it goes. tannins are so refined already. I could just keep my nose in the glass all day long.
I love the younger Goodfellow wines. they feel so alive. And also probably because I’ve only had a few older ones to compare to because I drink them so young. lol. I did pick up a couple 2017, 2018, and 2019 at auction, so we’ll have to do some deep diving.
7 Likes
Drew,
I hope that you know how much I appreciate that you enjoy these wines in their youth. I agree completely about the energy and vibrancy being a huge part of what has drawn us to making these types of wines. They’re not for everyone in their youth, but it’s a stage that really prize and enjoy.
That said, I think you’ll be happy with the pick-up of 2017, 2018, and 2019s at auction. Those three vintages are such a strong but diverse group of vintages for the Willamette valley, and not dis-similar to the current run of 2022, 2023, and 2024. Though Megan more regularly compares 2016 to 2022, and there’s a good basis for that comparison, comparing 2022 and 2018 also works. 2017 leans into 2023, and 2019 shares an elegance with 2024 even if 2024 has a bit more fruit.
The Long Acre should be excellent tomorrow and often I find the nose to open up on day 2 even more for all of the Micro-lots and Heritage wines from 2023. Thanks for posting on this!
1 Like
Hello Lauren,
The best bet for that, among the wines we know that we’re producing, is probably the 2024 Berserker Cuvee. We’re still working out the options for what this year’s bottling cycle will look like, so I am not completely sure yet if there’s a Soif in the works.
1 Like
The LdH Rosato is at a painful price these days. It is a unique wine though and one that takes much more care and time than basically all other rose wines. So as much as I wish it were less, I understand how it got so high.
1 Like
So happy to hear that there will be a 2025 version! Still have a couple bottles remaining after drinking 10 bottles over the last (almost) 2 years and all have been outstanding. Plenty of depth and complexity if in the mood to be serious but delicious and chuggable if want to go that route too 
2 Likes
Get a Clos Cibonne Tibouren “Cuvee Speciale des Vignettes” Rose. Outstanding, age worthy rosé for around $50.
4 Likes
So glad to hear the description of 2023 and 2024 in these terms. Missed 2020 for our wedding vintage, looking forward to making it up for kids’ birth years
2 Likes
Chateau Simone is another favorite of mine.
-Al
3 Likes
Both are really excellent vintages, in your style as well (IMO), and will age extremely well.
1 Like
I was trying to remember this one as well. Just a lovely wine.
Don’t forget the Baudry rose. It’s dynamite. Along with Simone and Cibonne you’re set. On the LdH, if you don’t like their whites (I don’t) you may not get the hype on their rose. Can’t say it’s a wine I enjoyed. YMMV
To avoid total thread drift, I opened my first non-Berserker Cuvee 2017 GF PN the other night - Whistling Ridge House Block. Seemed younger than 8 years, but plenty of life left. Tannins still pleasantly present and dynamic nose. Unlike most posts, I rarely find a wine better on night 2 (or later), but it’s a fairly common occurrence for the GF red wines (especially the Syrahs) and this bottle was no exception.
2 Likes
NV Willamette Valley Extra Brut from last year’s BD (I think??) is drinking very very well now. I think this is the original disgorgement. <edit: second disgorgement.>
With time in bottle the perlage has improved and the reduction has receded into one note among many as opposed to the fairly domineering aspect that bottles from the very original release (BD15?) showed late in 2024 or early 2025.
This shows white florals, pear, lemon juice and rind, almond/marzipan, and an undercurrent of steely reduction. On the palate chalky minerality, dense flavor, fine bubbles, good zingy acid, and a long finish. Really nice and shows much more intensity and complexity than the vast majority of champagnes I have tasted at the price point.
Edit to add: what I am finding really impressive about this wine is that it maintains intensity from entry to midpalate to finish, with mouth filling flavor and texture. Just really nice stuff.
6 Likes
Nice. I am drinking the same release tonight too. It is actually my first go at it other than tasting it at the winery. I have too much wine and too many Goodfellow sparklers. Ok, well maybe not the last one.
3 Likes
Hm looking back today maybe this is second disgorgement? Dec 2024.
Hi Justin, that is the second disgorgement. And thank you for the lovely note!
1 Like