LE CADEAU VINEYARD, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, COTE EST, PINOT NOIR 2008 (1.5L) Grenache Full and chewy

Full and chewy

Extremely fine-grained

even if it did feel like it would benefit from another 4-5 years in the bottle

Mature but still loads of life ahead

sharply delineated red berry and floral pastille flavors are given spine by tangy acidity

LE CADEAU VINEYARD, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, COTE EST, PINOT NOIR 2008 (1.5L) Grenache Full and chewy92 points Vinous Bright violet. Highly aromatic bouquet of black raspberry, dried rose, Asian spices and white pepper. Deeply pitched dark berry flavors gain vivacity with aeration, picking up notes of cinnamon and rose pastille. Finishes with excellent clarity and nervy, spicy persistence. Lots going on already but this showy wine is also balanced to age. This wine was made by Steve Ryan, formerly of Martinelli Vineyards in Sonoma and now at