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J. Christopher 2010 Pinot Noir, Olenik Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
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Item Number: 6172
UPC: None
Country: USA
Region: Oregon
Sub Region: Willamette Valley
Appellation/AVA: Chehalem Mountains
Vineyard Designation: Olenik Vineyard
Vintage: 2010
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 13
Soil Type: Marine sediment
Case Production: 100
Although adjacent to Lia’s, Olenik is its masculine counterpoint. Big structure and dark fruit typify this vineyard. Almost seems like it belongs in the 2009 set of wines. It is a powerful wine with an enormous, explosive blast of fruit and minerals on the palate. It's a monster, but with a charming side!
93pts (2011 vintage) Wine Advocate 10/2013
"Blackberry, cassis, cherry, high-toned citrus oils, and peat pungently scent the J. Christopher 2011 Pinot Noir Olenik Vineyard, which comes to the palate with sap and grip, its tannins more noticeable than in other wines of this collection but still fine-grained. There is a glowing intensity of cherry pit piquancy here that furthers an impressively penetrating, lusciously fruity and invigoratingly zesty, energetic finish. I can’t imagine this running out of juice or electricity before 2022."
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J. Christopher 2010 Pinot Noir, Olenik Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
Rating: 90
Vivid ruby-red. Powerful cherry and dark berry aromas are enlivened by a peppery, spicy nuance. Pliant, palate-coating black raspberry and bitter cherry flavors show very good depth and pick up a smoky quality with air. Closes with chewy texture and a refreshingly bitter note, highlighting youthful tannins and a late hint of licorice.
- International Wine Cellar (8/1/2013)
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J. Christopher 2010 Pinot Noir, Olenik Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
Rating: 90
Tightly-defined raspberry fruit with sharp and vivid acidity against a backdrop of wet rock, characterizes this young Pinot Noir. The brightness and delicate definition suggests that there are unseen layers of flavor lurking beneath the youthful shell.
- The Wine Enthusiast (7/1/2013)
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J. Christopher 2010 Pinot Noir, Olenik Vineyard, Chehalem Mountains
Rating: (89-90+)
At around 20 years of age, the vines in this superbly-situated site (formerly part of Rex Hill’s Jacob-Hart Vineyard, renamed by now owner-farmer Todd Hansen for his little girl) count as relatively old by local standards, and Somers considers himself especially lucky to be able to get their fruit. A J. Christopher 2010 Pinot Noir Olenik Vineyard derives from the first site harvested for them in this and most years, and one whose mingling of sedimentary with basalt-based clay might also help account for the combination of very ripe, jellied dark berry fruit with powerful if reasonably fine-grained tannins. As Somers notes, this could easily be mistaken for a 2009 vintage wine (and at 13.6% alcohol is notably higher than any other J. Christopher 2010). Smoky and torrefied notes follow through a persistent finish. I’d want to reassess this before venturing a prognostication about its future evolution.
- The Wine Advocate (8/1/2012)
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