I crossposted a tasting note via Cellartracker, but wanted to keep a copy on this thread.
2004 Patricia Green Cellars Pinot Noir Estate Yamhill County - USA, Oregon, Yamhill County (2/25/2022)
From the Patricia Green library sale.
This bottle was a touch better than my first, which had a bit too much mineral/iron for my taste.
The nose initially had a light funk, like a forest floor that got wet a week ago and is now mostly dried out. An echo of funk. But with each glass we poured, the nose got funkier and funkier. The last ounce was superfunkalicious. Loved it.
Color was a medium- to pale ruby with little bricking. The color did appear milky depending on type of stem used. (My fave of the 3 stems was the Grassl Cru, which also showed the best color imo).
The mouthfeel was soft and gentle. The tannins were fully resolved, but there is still some acid that appeared on the roof of my mouth.
There’s still a bit of fruit, black cherry or raspberry. As others have noted, the fruit is not the point. It was just nice to drink something so fully resolved that still had life.
In preparation, the bottle was upright for six weeks. This was a pop and pour and consumed over 2 hours. The cork was intact, even though the wine had eaten a tiny bit of the cork. No seepage, just a bit wet about 1 inch up.
Tasted without food. Food would be a hindrance, imo.
I’m not sure if this will make it to my middle child’s 21st birthday in 2025, but it should hold up over the next 12 months or so. I’ll probably drink my last bottle over an 8 hour evening. (93 pts.)
