Obsession
Sometimes the beauty of the wine is so overwhelming, it's enough to drive a man insane.
:::sniffle::: :::snort::: :::sniff sniff:::
Chad, are you OK?
:::sniff::: uh … yeah. Yeah, Man. What's up?
Are you … are you CRYING?
What? Me? No! Of course not. I'm not :::sniffle::: :::snort::: OKAY, I AM! I can't help it!
Whoa, whoa. It's totally OK. What's wrong? Is there anything I can do?
What's wrong? WHAT'S WRONG?! THAT is what's wrong!
Uh … this wine over here? The Expression 44° Pinot Noir? What, is it… bad?
BAD? No no no. It's beautiful! It's the most beautiful thing I've ever tasted. Ripe and pure. Violet-tinged currants and blackberries. Concentrated yet supple. Earth. Briar. Spice. It's just… perfection. AHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA :::sniffle sniffle::: :::SNORT:::
Are you… are you laughing now? That kinda sounded like a laugh. A maniacal one. Dude, I'm really getting worried about you.
No, it's cool. I'm OK. Let me just gather my composure for a second here and… OK, there. I feel much better now. Thanks.
OK good. So I'm just going to take this bottle of…
BRINGTHATBACKORIWILLHUNTYOUDOWN!
Cool. Cool. So yeah. I'm gonna just back away slowly now.
Features
2006 Expression 44 Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, Willakia Vineyard 750ml 2-Pack
A ripe and pure nose of violet-tinged currant and blackberry with full and relatively concentrated yet supple flavors of red and blueberry fruit, earth, briar, and spice.
- 91 Points, Wine Spectator
Specs
- Varietal Content: 100% Pinot Noir
- Appellation: Eola – Amity Hills
- Vineyard: Willakia Vineyard
- Cases Produced: 826
Following the perfect bloom time weather conditions, the warm weather characterizing the 2006 growing season at Willakia Vineyard resulted in optimal quality at harvest. Winemaking began with gentle destemming, after which the whole berry fruit underwent a prolonged cold soak, followed by gentle fermentation in small batches. The resulting wine lots demonstrated diverse personalities based on vineyard site soil and topographic characteristics together with clonal diversity; these qualities were then enhanced by 11 months of barrel aging in French oak barrels, one half new. Reductive winemaking techniques optimally preserved the finesse-oriented subtleties inherent in these wines. The final blend represents a lot selection of the finest wines of the vintage which were then artfully combined to highlight the elegant aromatics, sap and youthful power characteristic of this site.
Specs
- Varietal Content: 100% Pinot Noir
- Appellation: Eola – Amity Hills
- Vineyard: Willakia Vineyard
- Cases Produced: 826
Following the perfect bloom time weather conditions, the warm weather characterizing the 2006 growing season at Willakia Vineyard resulted in optimal quality at harvest. Winemaking began with gentle destemming, after which the whole berry fruit underwent a prolonged cold soak, followed by gentle fermentation in small batches. The resulting wine lots demonstrated diverse personalities based on vineyard site soil and topographic characteristics together with clonal diversity; these qualities were then enhanced by 11 months of barrel aging in French oak barrels, one half new. Reductive winemaking techniques optimally preserved the finesse-oriented subtleties inherent in these wines. The final blend represents a lot selection of the finest wines of the vintage which were then artfully combined to highlight the elegant aromatics, sap and youthful power characteristic of this site.
Vendor Details
Expression Wines
- Founded:
- 2006
- Owners:
- Bill Hill, Dick Wollack
- Location:
- McMinnville, Oregon
Sales Stats
- Speed to First Woot:
- 5m 11.665s
Purchaser Experience
Purchaser Seniority
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