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NEW TANZER SCORES!
Jul/Aug 10
Broadley Vineyards
By Josh Raynolds
2008 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Deep red. Sexy aromas of black raspberry, cola and spicecake, with a subtle smoky quality coming up with aeration. Juicy, appealingly sweet red and dark berry flavors are framed by silky tannins and enlivened by a peppery, spicy quality. The finish repeats the red fruit note and lingers with very good clarity and persistence.
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2008 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Sunny Mountain Vineyard Willamette Valley
Bright red. Musky red berries, herbs and rose on the nose, with a bright mineral quality coming up with air. Smooth in texture and gently sweet, with pliant raspberry and cherry flavors complicated by notes of black cardamom and candied rose. Becomes chewier with air and finishes with well-focused red fruit and floral pastille qualities. This wine benefits from an hour or so of aeration.
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2008 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Zenith Willamette Valley
Vivid red. Smoky aromas of black raspberry, cherry preserves, spicecake and anise, plus a hint of violet. Deeply pitched dark berry flavors are admirably concentrated and enlivened by juicy acidity. Vibrant and precise on the finish, which echoes the dark berry and spice notes. I'm sure that this will reward a few more years of patience but I find it very approachable now.
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2008 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve Willamette Valley
Full red. Sexy aromas of red and dark berries, Asian spices and incense, with hints of cola and vanilla in the background. Silky in texture and open-knit, offering sweet raspberry and blackberry flavors and no rough edges. A very suave style of pinot with excellent back-end lift and finishing clarity. There'd be no shame in drinking this now but it will be even better with a few more years of age.
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2008 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Shea Vineyard Willamette Valley
Deep red with a bright rim. Sexy, highly perfumed bouquet of smoky black raspberry, potpourri, star anise and incense. The most aromatic and expressive of this set of pinots today, then quite deep in red and dark berry flavor, with a note of bitter cherry adding mid-palate grip. A sexy oak note comes up with air and lingers on the long, sappy, alluringly sweet finish. This suave wine will definitely reward patience but it drinks very well right now.
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2007 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Marcile Lorraine Willamette Valley
Vivid red. Smoky dark berries and cherry on the nose, with notes of sassafras and cola adding complexity. Open-knit and seductively sweet initially but gains structure in the mid-palate, offering fresh red and dark berry and spicecake flavors and good tangy bite. The cola note comes back on the long, sappy, penetrating finish. This will be even better in a few years.
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2007 Broadley Vineyards Pinot Noir Claudia's Choice Willamette Valley
Bright red. Fresh red fruit preserves, flowers and spices on the nose, with notes of sassafras and anise coming up with air. Palate-staining raspberry and cherry flavors are complicated by white pepper and succulent herbs, with dusty tannins adding support. Sweeter, deeper dark berry qualities appear on the finish, which is well-focused and impressively persistent. Give this one a few more years of bottle aging or an hour in a decanter.
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2009 is the vintage of extremes. A very cold winter, record heat, drought, and a few well placed storms that in the end brought us harvest conditions very similar to that of 2008; cool dry weather and perfectly ripe fruit. We began harvest on September 29th and finished bringing in fruit on October 10th. The wines exhibit the same lush ripe fruit, great color and terrific balance.
If you would like to see the entire progression of the 2009 Harvest; logon to "Facebook.com" and go to the Broadley Vineyards page! You will find the album for the 2009 Harvest with quotes describing each event.
Cheers!
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The 2008 vintage will be viewed state wide, as one of the best vintages in
Oregon
. We were initially concerned with some early fall rains and the fruit really needed time to mature (since bud break was so late in the spring,) but the weather soon cleared and we all enjoyed an amazing Oregon Autumn. Skies were blue and temperatures moderate for most of September and October that lead us into a bit of a late start on October 2nd and bringing in the last of the fruit on October 19th. But it was worth the wait!
The fruit from our estate vineyards & all of the vineyards that we source fruit from was consistently gorgeous! The color of the wine is dark, dark, dark... The flavors are lush and deep and the wines already show textures that we know will spark your interest. Crush was over and everything "in barrel" by November 4th.
The 2008 vintage reminds us of the 1999 and 2002 vintages. The wines are lush and elegant similar to the 1999 vintage but have amazing structure and natural acidity that reminds us of the 2002 vintage.
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Now you can regularly receive special Broadley Vineyards wine selections twice a year, hand- chosen from The Broadley Family Cellar, delivered directly to your family cellar.
You will receive two shipments of 3 bottles each year of wines specially selected by Craig, Claudia, Morgan, and Jessica. This may include a "best-barrel bottling," club only release, or perhaps an older wine from the Broadley Personal Library. Every shipment will be different, but the price to you will not exceed $150 per shipment (shipping fees not included). All wines chosen will be available only to members at the exclusive Family Cellar price.
You will also enjoy special case discounts, no tasting fees at our future open houses, and invitations to our special "club only" events! Go to the Wine Club Page and fill out our online form or print the pdf and mail into the winery today (25158 Orchard Tract Rd., Monroe, OR 97456 - mailing address).
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Click here to see the updated "when to drink list." Although we believe optimal drinking time is very subjective, these are our suggestions of when the best time to drink Broadley Vineyards wines. They are of course, subject to change!
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Morgan Broadley has been elected as the Vice President of the Willamette Valley Wineries Association. He will continue the associations work on promoting Oregon Wines. www.willamettewines.com
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