2017 Cuvée Romy
93 Points | Editors' Choice Wine Enthusiast
Though labeled with the statewide appellation, this is actually a single-clone selection from Lia's Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains. Principally whole-cluster fermented, it mixes cherry fruit with light touches of orange flesh and rind. The finish is dense and lingers gracefully.
- Paul Gregutt
2017 Cuvée Romy
94 Points | Vinous
Brilliant magenta. Expansive red and blue fruit aromas are complemented by suggestions of succulent flowers, exotic spices, vanilla and a hint of smokiness that builds with air. Juicy, appealingly sweet and energetic in the mouth, offering sappy boysenberry, black raspberry, cherry cola and candied rose flavors supported by a spine of juicy acidity. The floral and spice notes repeat on the extremely long finish, which features finely polished tannins and a lingering cherry note.
- Josh Raynolds
2017 Christine's Cuvée
93 Points | Vinous
Vivid garnet. Highly perfumed red fruits, spice cake and floral pastille aromas show excellent clarity, and a zesty mineral nuance builds in the the glass. Lithe and sharply focused, offering fresh raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that deepen and become sweeter as the wine opens up. Juicy, nervy and precise, finishing with sharp focus and fine-grained, even tannins that add gentle grip. There's light touch here that I wouldn't expect from the vintage
- Josh Raynolds
2017 Legacy
92 Points | Wine Enthusiast
A weave of light red fruits, citrus and char, this elegant wine charms with subtle power. Pomegranate, white raspberry and a hint of grapefruit thread together, and the back end kicks in with the granular tannins and a thin trail of burnt toast
- Paul Gregutt
2016 Cuvée Romy
94 Points | Vinous
Translucent red. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes fresh red and dark berries, baking spices and potpourri, along with a bright mineral flourish. Sweet and seamless in texture, offering concentrated but lively black raspberry and cherry-cola flavors that tighten up slowly as the wine gets air. Smoothly plays richness off of vivacity and finishes extremely long and sappy, with lingering florality and subtle, well-knit tannins.
- Josh Raynolds
2016 Lia’s Vineyard
94 Points | Vinous
Light, brilliant magenta. Smoky, spice-tinged black raspberry, cherry-cola and floral oil scents are given urgency and energetic lift by a building mineral nuance. Sweet and sharply delineated on the palate, offering intense red berry, savory herb, Asian spice and floral pastille flavors that are energized by a core of juicy acidity. Rich yet lively in style, finishing impressively long and silky, with smooth tannins coming in steadily to frame the wine's lingering, alluring sweet red fruit.
- Josh Raynolds
2016 Bayliss-Bower Vineyard
93 Points | Vinous
Vivid red. Powerful, spice-accented black raspberry and cherry-cola aromas show excellent clarity. Picks up subtle vanilla, violet and smoky mineral flourishes with air. Fleshy and seamless in texture, offering appealing sweet red/dark berry and spicecake flavors that are supported by a core of juicy acidity. Rich yet lively as well, showing nervy mineral cut along a sappy finish that leaves a sexy floral pastille note behind.
- Josh Raynolds
2016 Christine’s Cuvée
92 Points | Vinous
Shimmering red. Primary red fruit and floral aromas pick up suave floral and incense qualities with air. Appealingly sweet and expansive on the palate, offering sappy cherry and raspberry liqueur flavors that become livelier as the wine stretches out. Fleshy, in the style of the vintage, but there's impressive energy here as well. Finishes supple and broad, with a persistent floral note and velvet tannins that sneak in late.
- Josh Raynolds
2015 Tribute
93 Points | Vinous
Limpid ruby-red. Fresh dark fruit and floral aromas are complemented by suggestions of cola and exotic spices. Sweet, seamless and concentrated, offering sappy blackberry, cherry cola and licorice flavors sharpened and given spine by a core of juicy acidity. Deftly plays richness off vivacity and finishes spicy, energetic and very long; supple tannins make a late appearance.
- Josh Raynolds
2015 Christine's Cuvée
91 Points | Vinous
Deep ruby, highly perfumed bouquet evokes fresh dark berries, vanilla and candied flowers, along with smoky mineral and Indian spice overtones. Shows real depth on the palate, offering sappy blackberry, bitter cherry and spice cake flavors that are firmed by a spine of juicy acidity. Closes with repeating spiciness, building tannins and impressive, dark-fruit-dominated persistence. This is a pretty serious example of an entry-level wine.
- Josh Raynolds
2014 Cuvée Romy
92 Points | Wine Enthusiast
92 Points | Vinous
Deep red. Expressive dark berry, vanilla and rose oil scents pick up notes of allspice and succulent herbs with air. Fleshy and seamless on the palate, offering bitter cherry and black currant flavors that slowly become sweeter and more lively with aeration. A smoky mineral note adds cut to the youthfully tannic finish, which lingers with strong tenacity.
- Josh Raynolds
2014 Legacy
91 Points | Wine Enthusiast
93 Points | Vinous
Dark red. Explosive red and dark berry liqueur scents, along with suggestions of Indian spices, incense and candied flowers. Fleshy and broad in the mouth but surprisingly lithe, offering intense black raspberry, boysenberry and spicecake flavors and a hint of candied rose. Finishes seamless and impressively long, carrying an echo of juicy dark fruit and supple tannins that add subtle grip. Based on this wine's exotic, floral- and spice- dominated perfume, I guessed that there must have been some whole clusters in play, but there were none.
- Josh Raynolds
2014 Christine's Cuvée
89 Points | Wine Enthusiast
91 Points | Vinous
Brilliant red. Deep, spice-accented dark berry and cherry scents pick up suggestions of succulent herbs and cola with aeration. Plush and expansive on the palate, offering juicy blackberry and cherry cola flavors, along with hints of licorice and candied flowers. Closes long and sweet, displaying resonating dark fruit character and supple, late-arriving tannins.
- Josh Raynolds
2013 Legacy
92 Points | Vinous
Bright red. Intensely perfumed scents of pungent red berries, cherry, Asian spices and candied flowers. Densely packed yet lively, offering sappy, gently sweet raspberry and spice-cake flavors and a subtle cola note. Finishes very long and nervy, featuring lingering red fruit character and supple tannins. There's more depth and power here than one finds in plenty of other examples of this vintage.
- Josh Raynolds
2012 Legacy
91 Points | Vinous
Brilliant red. Spice-tinged scents of ripe red fruits and musky earth are lifted by a subtle floral overtone. Juicy and seamless on the palate, with appealing sweet raspberry, cherry liqueur and rose pastille flavors that deepen steadily on the back half. In a fleshy yet energetic style, with smooth, even tannins supporting a very long, spice- and floral-tinged finish.
- Josh Raynolds
2010 Tribute
90 Points | Vinous
Light, amber-rimmed red. Smoke-accented aromas of dried cherry, red currant, tobacco and roasted coffee, along with a subtle floral note in the background. Supple and broad in the mouth, offering raspberry preserve and cherry cola flavors and a hint of mocha. Shows no tannins on the finish, which lingers with good, smoky persistence. This is ready to drink but should hold up well for at least another five years.
- Josh Raynolds
93 Points | Editors' Choice Wine Enthusiast
Though labeled with the statewide appellation, this is actually a single-clone selection from Lia's Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains. Principally whole-cluster fermented, it mixes cherry fruit with light touches of orange flesh and rind. The finish is dense and lingers gracefully.
- Paul Gregutt
2017 Cuvée Romy
94 Points | Vinous
Brilliant magenta. Expansive red and blue fruit aromas are complemented by suggestions of succulent flowers, exotic spices, vanilla and a hint of smokiness that builds with air. Juicy, appealingly sweet and energetic in the mouth, offering sappy boysenberry, black raspberry, cherry cola and candied rose flavors supported by a spine of juicy acidity. The floral and spice notes repeat on the extremely long finish, which features finely polished tannins and a lingering cherry note.
- Josh Raynolds
2017 Christine's Cuvée
93 Points | Vinous
Vivid garnet. Highly perfumed red fruits, spice cake and floral pastille aromas show excellent clarity, and a zesty mineral nuance builds in the the glass. Lithe and sharply focused, offering fresh raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that deepen and become sweeter as the wine opens up. Juicy, nervy and precise, finishing with sharp focus and fine-grained, even tannins that add gentle grip. There's light touch here that I wouldn't expect from the vintage
- Josh Raynolds
2017 Legacy
92 Points | Wine Enthusiast
A weave of light red fruits, citrus and char, this elegant wine charms with subtle power. Pomegranate, white raspberry and a hint of grapefruit thread together, and the back end kicks in with the granular tannins and a thin trail of burnt toast
- Paul Gregutt
2016 Cuvée Romy
94 Points | Vinous
Translucent red. A deeply perfumed bouquet evokes fresh red and dark berries, baking spices and potpourri, along with a bright mineral flourish. Sweet and seamless in texture, offering concentrated but lively black raspberry and cherry-cola flavors that tighten up slowly as the wine gets air. Smoothly plays richness off of vivacity and finishes extremely long and sappy, with lingering florality and subtle, well-knit tannins.
- Josh Raynolds
2016 Lia’s Vineyard
94 Points | Vinous
Light, brilliant magenta. Smoky, spice-tinged black raspberry, cherry-cola and floral oil scents are given urgency and energetic lift by a building mineral nuance. Sweet and sharply delineated on the palate, offering intense red berry, savory herb, Asian spice and floral pastille flavors that are energized by a core of juicy acidity. Rich yet lively in style, finishing impressively long and silky, with smooth tannins coming in steadily to frame the wine's lingering, alluring sweet red fruit.
- Josh Raynolds
2016 Bayliss-Bower Vineyard
93 Points | Vinous
Vivid red. Powerful, spice-accented black raspberry and cherry-cola aromas show excellent clarity. Picks up subtle vanilla, violet and smoky mineral flourishes with air. Fleshy and seamless in texture, offering appealing sweet red/dark berry and spicecake flavors that are supported by a core of juicy acidity. Rich yet lively as well, showing nervy mineral cut along a sappy finish that leaves a sexy floral pastille note behind.
- Josh Raynolds
2016 Christine’s Cuvée
92 Points | Vinous
Shimmering red. Primary red fruit and floral aromas pick up suave floral and incense qualities with air. Appealingly sweet and expansive on the palate, offering sappy cherry and raspberry liqueur flavors that become livelier as the wine stretches out. Fleshy, in the style of the vintage, but there's impressive energy here as well. Finishes supple and broad, with a persistent floral note and velvet tannins that sneak in late.
- Josh Raynolds
2015 Tribute
93 Points | Vinous
Limpid ruby-red. Fresh dark fruit and floral aromas are complemented by suggestions of cola and exotic spices. Sweet, seamless and concentrated, offering sappy blackberry, cherry cola and licorice flavors sharpened and given spine by a core of juicy acidity. Deftly plays richness off vivacity and finishes spicy, energetic and very long; supple tannins make a late appearance.
- Josh Raynolds
2015 Christine's Cuvée
91 Points | Vinous
Deep ruby, highly perfumed bouquet evokes fresh dark berries, vanilla and candied flowers, along with smoky mineral and Indian spice overtones. Shows real depth on the palate, offering sappy blackberry, bitter cherry and spice cake flavors that are firmed by a spine of juicy acidity. Closes with repeating spiciness, building tannins and impressive, dark-fruit-dominated persistence. This is a pretty serious example of an entry-level wine.
- Josh Raynolds
2014 Cuvée Romy
92 Points | Wine Enthusiast
92 Points | Vinous
Deep red. Expressive dark berry, vanilla and rose oil scents pick up notes of allspice and succulent herbs with air. Fleshy and seamless on the palate, offering bitter cherry and black currant flavors that slowly become sweeter and more lively with aeration. A smoky mineral note adds cut to the youthfully tannic finish, which lingers with strong tenacity.
- Josh Raynolds
2014 Legacy
91 Points | Wine Enthusiast
93 Points | Vinous
Dark red. Explosive red and dark berry liqueur scents, along with suggestions of Indian spices, incense and candied flowers. Fleshy and broad in the mouth but surprisingly lithe, offering intense black raspberry, boysenberry and spicecake flavors and a hint of candied rose. Finishes seamless and impressively long, carrying an echo of juicy dark fruit and supple tannins that add subtle grip. Based on this wine's exotic, floral- and spice- dominated perfume, I guessed that there must have been some whole clusters in play, but there were none.
- Josh Raynolds
2014 Christine's Cuvée
89 Points | Wine Enthusiast
91 Points | Vinous
Brilliant red. Deep, spice-accented dark berry and cherry scents pick up suggestions of succulent herbs and cola with aeration. Plush and expansive on the palate, offering juicy blackberry and cherry cola flavors, along with hints of licorice and candied flowers. Closes long and sweet, displaying resonating dark fruit character and supple, late-arriving tannins.
- Josh Raynolds
2013 Legacy
92 Points | Vinous
Bright red. Intensely perfumed scents of pungent red berries, cherry, Asian spices and candied flowers. Densely packed yet lively, offering sappy, gently sweet raspberry and spice-cake flavors and a subtle cola note. Finishes very long and nervy, featuring lingering red fruit character and supple tannins. There's more depth and power here than one finds in plenty of other examples of this vintage.
- Josh Raynolds
2012 Legacy
91 Points | Vinous
Brilliant red. Spice-tinged scents of ripe red fruits and musky earth are lifted by a subtle floral overtone. Juicy and seamless on the palate, with appealing sweet raspberry, cherry liqueur and rose pastille flavors that deepen steadily on the back half. In a fleshy yet energetic style, with smooth, even tannins supporting a very long, spice- and floral-tinged finish.
- Josh Raynolds
2010 Tribute
90 Points | Vinous
Light, amber-rimmed red. Smoke-accented aromas of dried cherry, red currant, tobacco and roasted coffee, along with a subtle floral note in the background. Supple and broad in the mouth, offering raspberry preserve and cherry cola flavors and a hint of mocha. Shows no tannins on the finish, which lingers with good, smoky persistence. This is ready to drink but should hold up well for at least another five years.
- Josh Raynolds
