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Agate Ridge 2008 Barrel Fermented Viognier (Rogue Valley)
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This has the sharp, citrus skin phenolics characteristic of many Viogniers, but a rather soft middle tastes like green bananas more than citrus. Those banana flavors roll into the finish, then quickly fade.
— P.G.
(10/1/2010)
Agate Ridge 2008 Pinot Gris (Rogue Valley)
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- $14
Light and lemony, this simple, tangy white wine has some pretty, fresh baked bread scents, but inviting as they are, the wine feels acidic and one dimensional in the mouth. Lemon/lime is the prevailing flavor.
— P.G.
(10/1/2010)
Agate Ridge 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon (Rogue Valley)
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- $24
Scents of plum and cassis lead into a tart wine with acidic, tannic, black cherry fruit flavors. The acids are quite chalky, and the tannins chewy and slightly green.
— P.G.
(10/1/2010)
Agate Ridge 2008 Marsanne-Roussanne (Rogue Valley)
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Not as fleshy as many examples of this southern Rhône blend, this shows thin, generic fruit with no particular focus.
— P.G.
(10/1/2010)
Agate Ridge 2007 Clonal Selection Pinot Noir (Rogue Valley)
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- $24
Relatively low in alcohol (12.2% is the listing), this is thin on fruit but does offer soft flavors of yeasty bread dough, along with some stemmy tannins.
— P.G.
(10/1/2010)
Agate Ridge 2007 Petite Sirah (Rogue Valley)
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- $27
A grapey wine, forward with light, pretty cherry candy flavors. It starts out well, then doesn’t build into anything, but rather fades quickly into a watery, generic red.
— P.G.
(10/1/2010)
Agate Ridge 2008 Grenache (Rogue Valley)
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- $23
There is a bit of sweetness which gives a quick impression of body to the light, cherry-flavored fruit. Once in the mouth the wine quickly fades, leaving just an astringent aftertaste with no particular varietal character.
— P.G.
(10/1/2010)
Agate Ridge 2007 Cascade Terrace Red (Rogue Valley)
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- $17
A blend of five diverse red grapes, this lightly fruity quaffer is almost invisible as far as flavor is concerned. It hits the tongue and vanishes.
— P.G.
(10/1/2010)
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