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Cooper Mountain Vineyards 2011 Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $28
By Eric Degerman on June 27, 2013
One of the Pacific Northwest’s most environmentally conscientious wineries, Gilles de Domingo works with fruit from certified biodynamic vineyards. He’s referred to this densely colored wine as “the face of a woman without any makeup,” and the oak program speaks to that. The mere 15 percent new oak barely powders her nose, which hints at a Beaujolais with its Hawaiian Punch tones of black cherry, raspberry and bubble gum. Its flavors begin as brooding with big strawberry and black cherry, and the cherry-skin tannins give this some grip.
Rating: Excellent
Production: 2,800 cases
Alcohol: 13%
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