I've been camping and fishing in Oregon all of Sept. Here are a few wine notes I remember.
2003 Moulin St. George...nice cassis flavors and nose but muted with no secondary complexity. I was expecting much more but maybe travel shock was involved with 4,000 miles of travel.
1996 Signorello Res. Cabernet...very smooth tannins and nice med.-full cassis flavors but NO complexity again. Disappointing for the price.
2005 Rex Hill Pinot Gris... just wonderful with lots of spicey pear and great acidity. We tried lots of other P.G. from Oregon which were O.K. but not like this. The Rex Hill P.G. with Netarts Bay Oysters were fabulous.
2006 Mission Mountain Riesling...full of citrus and peach with a spritzy acidity. This Idaho Riesling is one of my very favorite American Riesling and this did not disappoint.
2005 Ste. Chappell Dry Riesling...true to it's label it is very dry and probably needs a few more years to smooth out but Riesling flavors are evident.
2005 Ste. Chappell Winemakers Res. Riesling...a touch of res. sugar makes this a wonderful wine and brings out the peach and apricot flavors. At less than $6.00, I wish this was brought into Ohio.
NV Ste. Chappell Brut Riesling...We had several bottles of this and it was quite pleasant but nothing more.
2003 Columbia Winery Syrah... At $10 I was impressed with the quality here. Nice spicey Syrah flavors and smooth but nothing to contemplate. With no sales tax and a %10 discount on 6 bottles, I'd be shopping in Oregon all the time if I could.
2002 St. Innocent "Seven Springs" P.N...I just do not "get" this wine. After 4 bottles gradually from release to now, all I get is a sour cherry with astringent tannins on the finnish. I've tried the Shea and White Rose and still no Pinot complexity like I see in a wine like Ancien from Ca. Jenise what is the problem? Do these wines need much more time or is it my palate?
Glad we got home before the brutal heat wave hit the plaines states.