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J. Christopher 2010 Pinot Noir, Lia's Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
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Item Number: 6171
UPC: None
Country: USA
Region: Oregon
Sub Region: Willamette Valley
Appellation/AVA: Chehalem Mountains
Vineyard Designation: Lia's Vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13
Soil Type: Volcanic
Case Production: 100
Jay calls it "the Abbey Ridge of Chehalem Mountain." Lia’s Vineyard lies just up the hill from Olenik on Chehalem Mountain, but has a completely different soil that produces a more delicate, elegant style. Lia’s shows the terroir of the Chehalem AVA with riper more fruit forward structure but has an elegance that gives it a more feminine quality.
91pts (2011 vintage) Wine Advocate (10/2013)
"Suggestions of sassafras, ginger and root beer mingle with fresh plum and cherry in the J. Christopher 2011 Pinot Noir Lia’s Vineyard, whose richness of texture, subtle creaminess and expansiveness mark the riper character of this site, but are combined with a bit less refinement or high-toned complexity than harbored by many of this collection’s other Pinots. There is a vintage-typical bit of tartness in the finish, for now slightly detached. But this has length and depth already and is likely to gain in interest and harmony over at least the next half dozen years."
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J. Christopher 2010 Pinot Noir, Lia's Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
Rating: 92
Bright red. Deeply pitched cherry-cola and blackberry scents are enlivened by zesty mineral and floral pastille nuances. Smoky dark berry flavors show impressive intensity and lift on the palate, with notes of cocoa powder and licorice sneaking up with aeration. Closes sweet and long, with resonating spiciness and a sexy rose note.
- International Wine Cellar (8/1/2013)
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J. Christopher 2010 Pinot Noir, Lia's Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
Rating: 91
The first impression is of strawberry preserves, not jammy but with the texture and loose-knit fruit flavor of a fruit spread. Behind it are lip-licking veins of licorice and cola, finishing with dusty tannins. Chehalem dust? Don't rule it out.
- The Wine Enthusiast (7/1/2013)
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J. Christopher 2010 Pinot Noir, Lia's Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
Rating: 91
Dark fruit - plum and black cherry - leads into a lush Pinot Noir with plenty of caramelly oak. The texture is plush, finishing with foresty tannins and an enlivening mineral accent that suggests it has the stuffing to cellar, or to match a leg of lamb.
- Wine & Spirits (4/1/2013)
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J. Christopher 2010 Pinot Noir, Lia's Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
Rating: (91-92+)
This has a sensually seductive and intriguing decade or more ahead of it. Jay Somers’ hundred cases of 2010 Pinot Noir Lia’s Vineyard exhibits a blue fruited richness and tinges of bay laurel and smoky black tea reminiscent of the wine he calls “its counterpart,” the Abby Ridge. But here a hauntingly bittersweet, gentian-like floral perfume emerges, and the bitter dark chocolate noted in some of the other J. Christopher 2010s wells-up in the finish to reinforce the impression of richness. Powder-fine tannins, glycerol-rich slickness, and an admirable retention of primary berry juiciness inform this expansive yet shapely beauty, with hints of marzipan and brown spice adding allure to a sustained finish.
- The Wine Advocate (8/1/2012)
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