SOTER, YAMHILL-CARLTON DISTRICT, MINERAL SPRINGS RANCH, PINOT NOIR 2011 Shiraz After spending 26 months in

After spending 26 months in 100% new oak

and had a nice filled out mid palate that made it both intriguing and pleasure-inducing at the same time

This is sensational wine that can easily be a modern-day version of one of the great BV Private Reserves from decades ago

Domaine Tempier has been run by the Peyraud family since 1936

There is also some licorice and sweet oak

SOTER, YAMHILL-CARLTON DISTRICT, MINERAL SPRINGS RANCH, PINOT NOIR 2011 Shiraz After spending 26 months in93 Points CellarTracker Member This wine stood the test of time. Many wines from 2011 in the Willamette Valley were rather thin and tart. They say wines from a cool vintage are meant for the cellar, but I found that all too many from 2011 were still too hollow, even with some cellar time. Not so with this one. This wine brought a complex array of red fruits, earth notes, forest floor, and had a nice filled out mid palate that made it both intriguing