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The Vineyard Spring 2011<br />
The Vineyard Spring 2011<br />
2008 Oregon<br />
Pinot Noir<br />
Dominus<br />
Estate<br />
F e at u r i n g<br />
Great Value # 7<br />
Best Buys to Start the<br />
Spring Off Right!<br />
Ken Wright<br />
y recent trip to Oregon’s Willamette Valley provided first-hand<br />
“Mconfirmation that the 2008 vintage has produced a bevy of excellent<br />
Pinot Noirs that will appeal both to patient collectors and to those<br />
who can’t keep their hands off young, exuberantly fruity wines… nearperfect<br />
conditions ultimately allowed for harvesting to occur at a relatively<br />
leisurely place, under cool, dry condition. Producers were able to<br />
pick with unusual precision and vinify smaller lots… bottom line, as far<br />
as what is—or should be—in the bottle is complex and energetic wines<br />
without roasted character which is exactly what most Pinot lovers crave…<br />
Compared to the prices commanded by most upper-tier producers in<br />
California, many of the best 2008 Oregon Pinots are going to look like<br />
relative bargains… ” Josh Raynolds, Steve Tanzer’s <strong>International</strong> <strong>Wine</strong><br />
Review<br />
“In the 2008s, you’ve got the best vintage Oregon has ever produced, the<br />
kind of vintage Oregon winemakers always hoped they could produce.”<br />
<strong>Wine</strong> Spectator<br />
“… What appears to be a top vintage 2008, waiting in barrel.” <strong>Wine</strong><br />
Advocate<br />
“It means that you want the just-now-appearing 2008 vintage Oregon<br />
Pinot Noirs. (It’s very possibly Oregon’s best across-the-board Pinot<br />
vintage in decades, thanks to unusually low yields and perfect fall<br />
weather, as well as increased winemaking skill.)” Matt Kramer,<br />
<strong>Wine</strong> Spectator<br />
“The 2008 vintage in Oregon has been highly touted with some<br />
vintners claiming it is the best vintage for Oregon Pinot Noir in<br />
this decade, or even in Oregon’s modern 50+ year winegrowing<br />
history. I know that we have heard this shouting before from<br />
wineries, but based on the many 2008 Oregon Pinot Noirs I<br />
have sampled, this is no shallow hype.” PinotFile<br />
Dick Shea<br />
SAshi Moorman of<br />
Evening Land<br />
Adam Campbell,<br />
of elk Cove<br />
Craig Broadley<br />
2008 Adelsheim Pinot Noir Elizabeth Reserve_ ____________________ 49.99<br />
2008 Beaux Freres Upper Terrace Estate_ _______________________ 89.99<br />
2008 Beaux Freres Upper Terrace Estate_ ____________________ mag. 189.99<br />
2008 Beaux Freres Estate______________________________ mag. 169.99<br />
2008 Bergström Pinot Noir Cumberland Reserve_ _______ 44.99<br />
2008 Bergström Pinot Noir Cumberland Reserve_ ____ mag. 99.99<br />
2008 Bethel Heights Pinot Noir Willamette Valley________ 25.99<br />
2008 Broadley Pinot Noir Estate_________________ 27.99<br />
2008 Broadley Pinot Noir Claudia’s Choice____________ 47.99<br />
2008 Cristom Pinot Noir Mt. Jefferson Cuvée______________________ 27.99<br />
2008 de Lancellotti Pinot Noir Estate_ _________________________ 59.99<br />
2008 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir Oregon_ ______________________ 42.99<br />
2008 Elk Cove Pinot Noir Five Mountain________________________ 44.99<br />
2008 Elk Cove Pinot Noir Roosevelt_ __________________________ 69.99<br />
2008 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir Cote Est_ __________________________ 49.99<br />
2008 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir Cote Est_ _______________________ mag. 99.99<br />
2008 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir Diversite__________________________ 49.99<br />
2008 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir Diversite_______________________ mag. 99.99<br />
2008 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir Equinoxe_ _________________________ 49.99<br />
2008 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir Equinoxe_ ______________________ mag. 99.99<br />
2008 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir Rocheaux_ _________________________ 49.99<br />
2005 Le Cadeau Pinot Noir Rocheaux_ ______________________ mag. 99.99<br />
2008 Lemelson Pinot Noir Stermer Vineyard_ _____________________ 39.99<br />
2008 Lemelson Pinot Noir Jerome________________ 49.99<br />
2008 Owen Roe Pinot Noir The Kilmore_____________ 39.99<br />
2008 Patricia Green Pinot Noir Estate_ _____________ 29.99<br />
2008 Patricia Green Pinot Noir Estate Reserve_ ____________________ 24.99<br />
2008 Penner Ash Pinot Noir Willamette Valley_ ____________________ 39.99<br />
2008 Shea Vineyards Pinot Noir Block 5_ ___________ 54.99<br />
2008 Shea Vineyards Pinot Noir Block 31_ __________ 54.99<br />
2008 Shea Vineyards Pinot Noir Estate_____________ 37.99<br />
2008 Sineann Pinot Noir Oregon_ _______________ 29.99<br />
2008 St. Innocent Pinot Noir Freedom Hill_ ______________________ 39.99<br />
2008 Trisaetum Pinot Noir Estate____________________________ 69.99<br />
Ron Junge, Christian Moueix, proprietor<br />
he California outpost of the Moueix family (in this case<br />
“Twinemaker and manager of Château Petrus and other<br />
luminary estates in Pomerol and St.-Emilion, Christian<br />
Moueix), Dominus is celebrating nearly twenty years in Napa<br />
Valley. Christian Moueix has to be pleased with what he has<br />
achieved. First of all, he owns one of northern California’s<br />
historic <strong>vineyard</strong>s. Even wines from vintages about which he<br />
is less than enthusiastic (1983 through 1989) have brilliantly<br />
stood the test of time, and show no signs of following apart.<br />
His greatest wines to date have been the colossal 1991 and 1994, but he has hit the<br />
bull’s eye with an extraordinary 2002 and impressive 2003. And, let’s not forget the<br />
muscular, high octane 2001.<br />
These wines are singular in character, tasting incredibly French-like, especially<br />
when inserted in a tasting with other wines from Napa Valley. It’s a notable achievement<br />
to produce a wine with such complexity and Bordeaux-like character. These<br />
are natural wines all dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon with tiny portions of<br />
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Petit Verdot, although the winery seems to be losing<br />
patience with Merlot as they are replanting virtually all of their Merlot with old<br />
Inglenook clones of Cabernet Sauvignon, which they feel perform better in the<br />
Napa soils and micro-climates. One of the other changes instituted at Dominus<br />
began in 2001 when they moved to the traditional basket press.” <strong>Wine</strong> Advocate<br />
2007 Dominus_ ______________________________ 144.99<br />
2006 Dominus_ ______________________________ 124.99<br />
2006 Dominus_ ___________________________ mag. 269.99<br />
2006 Dominus_ __________________________ 3.0 liter 699.99<br />
2005 Dominus_ ______________________________ 139.99<br />
2004 Dominus_ ______________________________ 149.99<br />
2002 Dominus_ ______________________________ 169.99<br />
2001 Dominus_ ______________________________ 199.99<br />
2001 Dominus_ ___________________________ mag. 399.99<br />
2001 Dominus_ __________________________ 3.0 liter 1299.99<br />
2000 Dominus_ __________________________ 3.0 liter 639.99<br />
2000 Dominus_ __________________________ 6.0 liter 1599.99<br />
1999 Dominus_ ___________________________ mag. 299.99<br />
1998 Dominus_ ______________________________ 169.99<br />
1997 Dominus_ ___________________________ mag. 549.99<br />
1997 Dominus_ __________________________ 3.0 liter 1699.99<br />
1996 Dominus_ ___________________________ mag. 499.99<br />
1995 Dominus_ ___________________________ mag. 399.99<br />
1994 Dominus_ __________________________ 3.0 liter 2499.99<br />
2009<br />
Domaine des Orgnes<br />
Cotes du Rhone<br />
50% Grenache, 50% Syrah. A beautiful, bright ruby red<br />
colored wine. A well-balanced and fruity wine with<br />
flavors of blackcurrants, plums, spices and even chocolate<br />
leading up to a long, complex finish on pepper and anise.<br />
Rich, full bodied, lingering finish.<br />
$16.97<br />
Per bottle<br />
PG. 14 Phone 1-800-491-3438 • Local 417-883-4066 • FAX 417-881-0036 info@brownderby.com • www.brownderby.com PG. 15
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