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Raptor Ridge 2003 Meredith Mitchell Vineyard Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $29
Extremely intense, ripe, almost (yet not) hot at 15.1% alcohol. Juicy and fruit-driven, this full-tilt, jammy wine packs lots of punch with its overflowing bowl of cherries and berries, but keeps itself on track with a zippy spine and dense, concentrated finish.
— P.G.
(8/1/2005)
Raptor Ridge 2004 Meredith Mitchell Vineyard Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $39
There’s plenty of toast for the new-oakies, but it’s wrapped around lovely raspberry and plum fruit. Light notes of mint and leather add interest; the wine resonates nicely and gently fades rather than falling off a cliff. Not as massively ripe as the 2003, but equally fine.
— P.G.
(5/1/2006)
Raptor Ridge 2004 Stony Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $39
Lovely aromatics here: raspberry jam and fresh-baked brioche. The tart, tangy fruit suggests cranberries and plums; it’s a light purple, beautifully clear and brilliant wine, a pleasure to look at as well as to savor. As before, it shows tremendous definition and balance; it’s beautifully structured, transparent and concentrated.
— P.G.
(5/1/2006)
Raptor Ridge 2004 Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- $39
The Shea is the most dense and concentrated wine among the 2004s. Jammed with blackberry, cherry, plum, licorice and earthy tannins. Great concentration and a smoky, black-tea finish. This is one to tuck away for a few years.
— P.G.
(5/1/2006)
Raptor Ridge 2003 Stony Mountain Vineyard Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $29
Crisp, stony and mineral-infused, this wine shows tremendous definition and balance. It is beautifully structured, transparent and concentrated. Flavors of ripe berries, cranberry and pomegranate are set up with vivid acids and lead into a very long, satisfying finish.
— P.G.
(8/1/2005)
Raptor Ridge 2005 Meredith Mitchell Vineyard Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- $39
Pungent with tomato leaf and fresh-turned earth. Young and tight, spicy and earthy, this is a classic example of the Oregon style. The alcohol (presumably ripeness) is significantly lower than in past vintages, and the flavors follow suit. Watch this develop over the next five to eight years.
— P.G.
(7/1/2007)
Raptor Ridge 2004 Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $20
A fine mix of sweet, young, pretty cherry fruit. Not just a simple fruit basket, it is firm, but yielding, with finishing flavors of earth and wood.
— P.G.
(5/1/2006)
Raptor Ridge 2003 Reserve Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
- $29
Big and flat out delicious, this clean, appealing wine sports sweet raspberry and bing cherry fruit, high-toned aromatics and a lively, crisp mouthfeel. Well-made and high octane (15.3%).
— P.G.
(8/1/2005)
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