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All Wines from Scott Paul Wine Cellars
Our vintages of Scott Paul Wine Cellars wine currently include: 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010
Flickinger Fine Wines' inventory of Scott Paul Wine Cellars wine is listed below. We have an excellent and vast assortment of fine wines to choose from. If you do not see what you are looking for, give us a call and we can suggest another Scott Paul Wine Cellars vintage or even another producer that we are sure you will enjoy.
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Vint. |
Wine |
Price |
Bts |
Qty |
| Scott Paul Wine Cellars |
2005 |
Audrey Willamette Valley Pinot Noir  |
$59 |
1 |
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BH 91 (10/2007): (a selection of the finest barrels in each vintage; 13.5%). This beauty has an exceptionally expressive and refined nose with an elegant blend of high and medium-toned notes, specifically red pinot, blueberry and those beguiling violet notes that can also be found on the rich, round and sweet flavors that are admirably concentrated yet not heavy or bereft of a sense of detail on the sappy and long finish where there is a touch of youthful asperity. Definitely worth a look and recommended. Drink 2011+. Outstanding!
IWC 90 (6/2007): Dark red. Intense strawberry and raspberry aromas complicated by rose and minerals. An energetic midweight, with bright red fruit and sexy oak spice flavors given focus by light but firming tannins. The fruit takes a darker turn toward cherry pit on the very persistent finish. |
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2007 |
Audrey Willamette Valley Pinot Noir |
$59 |
2 |
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IWC 90 (6/2009): Vivid red. Strawberry and raspberry aromas are complicated by notes of potpourri and Asian spices. Fresh, tightly focused red berry flavors gain sweetness with air and pick up a zesty blood orange quality. Restrained and finely etched, displaying strong finishing sweetness and cling. This really stretched out with air, so decant it for a couple of hours if you plan to drink a bottle anytime soon.
WA 89 (10/2009): There are 100 cases of the 2007 Pinot Noir Audrey, sourced from the Maresh Vineyard and sold through the winery’s mailing list. It is a lovely, elegant effort in need of a bit more focus. Perhaps one day it may overtake the La Paulee bottling but I would not go all-in on that chance.
BH 89 (1/2010): (Dundee Hills, 13.1%, $65, 11 months in French oak with 2 of the 8 barrels being new, 175 cases; this wine is crafted from the best 8 barrels of the vintage and named "after the timeless icon of natural beauty, elegance and grace, the late Ms. Hepburn"). A slightly riper and more deeply pitched nose is similar but adds plum, briar and subtle spice nuances that precede the somewhat richer and fuller medium-bodied flavors that offer a better depth and length. There is another dimension present here though note that it required at least 3 hours for it to show. Drink 2013+. |
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2007 |
Audrey Willamette Valley Pinot Noir Lightly Bin-Soiled Label |
$59 |
1 |
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IWC 90 (6/2009): Vivid red. Strawberry and raspberry aromas are complicated by notes of potpourri and Asian spices. Fresh, tightly focused red berry flavors gain sweetness with air and pick up a zesty blood orange quality. Restrained and finely etched, displaying strong finishing sweetness and cling. This really stretched out with air, so decant it for a couple of hours if you plan to drink a bottle anytime soon.
WA 89 (10/2009): There are 100 cases of the 2007 Pinot Noir Audrey, sourced from the Maresh Vineyard and sold through the winery’s mailing list. It is a lovely, elegant effort in need of a bit more focus. Perhaps one day it may overtake the La Paulee bottling but I would not go all-in on that chance.
BH 89 (1/2010): (Dundee Hills, 13.1%, $65, 11 months in French oak with 2 of the 8 barrels being new, 175 cases; this wine is crafted from the best 8 barrels of the vintage and named "after the timeless icon of natural beauty, elegance and grace, the late Ms. Hepburn"). A slightly riper and more deeply pitched nose is similar but adds plum, briar and subtle spice nuances that precede the somewhat richer and fuller medium-bodied flavors that offer a better depth and length. There is another dimension present here though note that it required at least 3 hours for it to show. Drink 2013+. |
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2009 |
Audrey Willamette Valley Pinot Noir |
$59 |
3 |
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WA 94 (10/2011): The 2009 Pinot Noir Audrey is a barrel selection of the oldest vines from the Maresh Vineyard. Sexy aromas of sandalwood, exotic spices, floral notes, brown sugar, cherry, and raspberry are followed by a multi-faceted wine with a satin-like texture, succulent flavors, and exceptional length. This pleasure-bent offering will evoke moans of ecstacy over the next 8-10 years. It is one of the stars of the vintage.
IWC 92 (8/2011): Bright red. Sexy, highly perfumed bouquet of raspberry, cherry-cola, incense and Asian spices, along with a subtle note of sassafras. Juicy, palate-coating red fruit flavors pick up weight with air and are lifted by tangy acidity. Darker fruits come up on the very persistent finish, which features bitter cherry and spicecake nuances. Very tasty now but I'd bet on this rewarding at least another few years of patience.
BH 90 (4/2012): Initially there is a slight hint of reduction though a few minutes of air is sufficient for it to dissipate to reveal a pretty mix of red and blue pinot fruit laced with plenty of briar influence. The round, delicious and plush flavors possess a suave mouth feel and a fine sense of underlying energy on the balanced finish. There is only average depth at present but given the track record of this wine as well as the ample underlying material it seems reasonable to expect more to develop with bottle age. Drink 2016+. Outstanding! |
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2010 |
Audrey Willamette Valley Pinot Noir |
$59 |
6 |
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IWC 93 (7/2012): Vivid red. Sexy aromas of red berry preserves, Asian spices and incense, with a strong floral topnote. Sappy, penetrating raspberry and bitter cherry flavors show impressive energy and clarity. Closes sweet and long, with resonating spiciness and impressive vivacity.
WA 92 (8/2012): Wright’s 2010 Pinot Noir Audrey – whose cuvee name (utilized annually for his top wine) is, in his words “inspired by the timeless icon of natural beauty, elegance, and grace, Ms. Hepburn” – comprises six barrels’ worth of juice from 1970 Maresh vines and one barrel’s worth from Nysa Vineyard, fermented together in Fox and Wright’s sole wooden upright (“vintage” 2006) that Taransaud customized for them. Purple plum, cherry, blood orange, black tea, gentian, and a hint of smoked meat on the nose reconvene on an expansive palate of tannic refinement (though density) and lift that preserves an infectiously juicy core of fresh fruit. Finishing with a tenacious yet gloved grip, this is the 2010 among this collection that really deserves a few years’ bottle age before even revisiting, and I have little doubt that it will perform impressively for a dozen years, if not longer. Incidentally, according to Fox’s description, the typical Maresh fermentation evidently resembles a horse that vintners lacking experience or craving order and predictability would not want to ride! “If you don’t use any enzymes or exercise any special controls,” she adds about her approach in general, “then you have to leave things up to nature. There are lots of tricks, and I know (how to execute) them; but I don’t. Somehow, the way Maresh ferments works for the (quality of) tannins from this vineyard.” Based on the instance at hand, at least, she can say that again! |
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