86
points
Styring Vineyards 2005 Wit Reserve Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
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$38
This is an earthy, homespun, flavorful bottle, with more than a little hint of brettanomyces in the flavors. If you enjoy that saddle leather, horsey quality, this is your wine, as the spicy, sharp, nicely ripened fruit is up to the challenge. It’s flavorful with a mix of tropical and red fruits, hints of butterscotch and coffee, and a somewhat hot finish.
— P.G.
(12/15/2008)
84
points
Styring Vineyards 2005 Signature Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)
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$28
Styring’s Signature bottling has less fruit and density than the Wit Reserve, but carries the same suggestions of leather and perhaps brettanomyces. That leathery, earthy flavor permeates the wine, leaving little trace of fruit. What is there is light, tart, with hints of black raspberry.
— P.G.
(12/15/2008)