LE CADEAU VINEYARD, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, COTE EST, PINOT NOIR 2008 (1.5L) Rhone Rouge 40% Oak Tank

40% Oak Tank

The nose feels fragrant

A touch of marzipan

Impressive scale but the fruit is masked by oak

bittersweet floral perfume

LE CADEAU VINEYARD, WILLAMETTE VALLEY, COTE EST, PINOT NOIR 2008 (1.5L) Rhone Rouge 40% Oak Tank92 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