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Sineann Cellars
| Owner(s) | Peter Rosback |
| Web site | www.sineann.com |
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Articles About Sineann Cellars
2012 Oregon Pinot Noir All-Americans Honorable Mention (9.17 12/26/2012)
Large Review of 2009 & 2010 Willamette Valley Pinot Noirs With a Few from 2008 & 2011 (9.7 5/9/2012)
More Sips of Noiregon Pinot (7.2 9/15/2008)
More Sips of Noiregon Pinot (8.17 6/21/2010)
Oregon Pinot Noir Tasting (6.20 3/27/2007)
Pinot Briefs (8.43 9/2/2011)
Plenty of Oregon ’08 and ’09 Pinot Bounty in the Marketplace Oregon (8.45 11/1/2011)
Sips of Pinot: Wines Tasted Recently (9.24 5/5/2013)
Reviewed Wines
2011 Sineann Resonance Vineyard Yamhill-Carlton Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., $38.
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Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Shy aromas of black cherries with a hint of rose petal and
oak. Relatively lush core of black cherry fruit lashed with tobacco oak and buried in oak tannins. The wine has
a curious sweet and sour finish. This bottling is usually one of my favorites from the Willamette Valley but this
vintage falls short. Decent.
Reviewed May 5, 2013
ARTICLE »
2010 Sineann Resonance Vineyard Yamhill-Carlton District Oregon Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., 400 cases $42, Vino-Loc glass closure (love
this!). Small crop, low production. Vineyard farmed by Kevin and Carla
Chambers using biodynamic techniques.
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Medium reddish-purple color in
the glass. Aromas of red berries, red cherries, potpourri and the slightest
oak. Herb-flecked red berry flavor in a light and elegant style finishing
savory and juicy. Velvety in the mouth and long and ephemeral on the finish. A
delicate wine, yet flavorful, offering immense charm.
Reviewed May 11, 2012
ARTICLE »
2009 Sineann Resonance Vineyard Yamhill-Carlton District Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., 1,000 cases, $40, Vino-Seal. Sineann’s best
Pinot Noir each year. The vineyard is meticulously farmed by Kevin and Carla
chambers using biodynamic techniques. Yields are about two tons per acre.
Pommard and Wädenswil clones.
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Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass.
The nose is floral and savory rather than fruity initially with black cherry aromas
gradually emerging over time in the glass. Dark berries, black cherries and
Damson plums are featured with a slight hint of tarry oak. Soft in the mouth,
becoming more expressive over time in the glass. Mildly muscular tannins with
a dry, berry jam finish. Much better the following day from a previously opened
and re-corked bottle. Resist the urge to open it now. Love the glass closure. Very good (+).
Reviewed November 2, 2011
ARTICLE »
2008 Sineann McGinlay’s Vineyard Marlborough New Zealand Pinot Noir
14.8% alc., $30. Sourced from one of the few hillside sites in Marlborough.
Produced and bottled in New Zealand.
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Sexy perfume of red fruits and baking
spices. Tasty red berry core with impressive mid palate intensity and mouth
coating persistence. Notes of herbs and seasoned oak in the background add
interest. Well-structured for the long haul. Better the next day from a previously
opened and re-corked bottle. Very good (+).
Reviewed June 22, 2010
ARTICLE »
2008 Sineann Schindler Vineyard Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.8% alc.,
$35. Vino-Seal glass closure. This vineyard is farmed by Robert and Janet
Schindler and is located northwest of Salem.
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Moderately dark reddish-purple
hue in the glass. Reserved aromas of dark stone fruits with a sidecar of smoky
oak. Soft in the mouth with caressing tannins, and a black cherry fruit core that
is moderately rich and perfectly ripe. Still somewhat brooding and linear at this
stage. This wine underwent an amazing transformation with much more fruit
expression and charm when tasted the following day from a previous opened
and re-corked bottle. Cellar or decant if you drink now. Very good.
Reviewed June 22, 2010
ARTICLE »
2007 Sineann Wyeast Vineyard Columbia Gorge Pinot Noir
13.5%
alc., $35, Vino-Seal glass closure. From a vineyard in the Hood River
Valley farmed by Dick and Christie Reed.
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Moderately deep reddish-purple
color in the glass. Patience is required to fully enjoy this wine. I
found it grows on you as it gets significantly better over time in the
glass. Appealing aromas of dark red cherries and berries with a hint of
toasty oak. Delicious essence of fresh cherries and berries with a hint of
soy and cherry skins. Beautifully balanced with bright acidity on the showy
finish which sails along. This wine clearly shows the promising potential for
Pinot Noir in the Hood River region of Oregon.
Reviewed June 22, 2010
ARTICLE »
2005 Sineann Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.8% alc..
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Attractive fruit in the nose and flavors, but the
tannins arrive at the finish with a rush.
Reviewed March 27, 2007
ARTICLE »
2005 Sineann Lachini Vineyard Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.6% alc., $37.
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Complex and alluring
aromas of cherries, exotic woods, vanillin, and caramel. Dark red cherries, sassafras, and oak spice flavors
with significant drying tannins which dominate the fruit now. The finish is a touch sour. This wine still needs
time to soften the tannins but they will always be prominent.
Reviewed September 15, 2008
ARTICLE »
2011 Sineann Resonance Vineyard Yamhill-Carlton Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., $38. · Moderately dark reddish-purple color in the glass. Shy aromas of black cherries with a hint of rose petal and oak. Relatively lush core of black cherry fruit lashed with tobacco oak and buried in oak tannins. The wine has a curious sweet and sour finish. This bottling is usually one of my favorites from the Willamette Valley but this vintage falls short. Decent. Reviewed May 5, 2013 ARTICLE »
2010 Sineann Resonance Vineyard Yamhill-Carlton District Oregon Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., 400 cases $42, Vino-Loc glass closure (love this!). Small crop, low production. Vineyard farmed by Kevin and Carla Chambers using biodynamic techniques. · Medium reddish-purple color in the glass. Aromas of red berries, red cherries, potpourri and the slightest oak. Herb-flecked red berry flavor in a light and elegant style finishing savory and juicy. Velvety in the mouth and long and ephemeral on the finish. A delicate wine, yet flavorful, offering immense charm. Reviewed May 11, 2012 ARTICLE »
2009 Sineann Resonance Vineyard Yamhill-Carlton District Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., 1,000 cases, $40, Vino-Seal. Sineann’s best Pinot Noir each year. The vineyard is meticulously farmed by Kevin and Carla chambers using biodynamic techniques. Yields are about two tons per acre. Pommard and Wädenswil clones. · Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. The nose is floral and savory rather than fruity initially with black cherry aromas gradually emerging over time in the glass. Dark berries, black cherries and Damson plums are featured with a slight hint of tarry oak. Soft in the mouth, becoming more expressive over time in the glass. Mildly muscular tannins with a dry, berry jam finish. Much better the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. Resist the urge to open it now. Love the glass closure. Very good (+). Reviewed November 2, 2011 ARTICLE »
2008 Sineann McGinlay’s Vineyard Marlborough New Zealand Pinot Noir
14.8% alc., $30. Sourced from one of the few hillside sites in Marlborough. Produced and bottled in New Zealand. · Sexy perfume of red fruits and baking spices. Tasty red berry core with impressive mid palate intensity and mouth coating persistence. Notes of herbs and seasoned oak in the background add interest. Well-structured for the long haul. Better the next day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle. Very good (+). Reviewed June 22, 2010 ARTICLE »
2008 Sineann Schindler Vineyard Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.8% alc., $35. Vino-Seal glass closure. This vineyard is farmed by Robert and Janet Schindler and is located northwest of Salem. · Moderately dark reddish-purple hue in the glass. Reserved aromas of dark stone fruits with a sidecar of smoky oak. Soft in the mouth with caressing tannins, and a black cherry fruit core that is moderately rich and perfectly ripe. Still somewhat brooding and linear at this stage. This wine underwent an amazing transformation with much more fruit expression and charm when tasted the following day from a previous opened and re-corked bottle. Cellar or decant if you drink now. Very good. Reviewed June 22, 2010 ARTICLE »
2007 Sineann Wyeast Vineyard Columbia Gorge Pinot Noir
13.5% alc., $35, Vino-Seal glass closure. From a vineyard in the Hood River Valley farmed by Dick and Christie Reed. · Moderately deep reddish-purple color in the glass. Patience is required to fully enjoy this wine. I found it grows on you as it gets significantly better over time in the glass. Appealing aromas of dark red cherries and berries with a hint of toasty oak. Delicious essence of fresh cherries and berries with a hint of soy and cherry skins. Beautifully balanced with bright acidity on the showy finish which sails along. This wine clearly shows the promising potential for Pinot Noir in the Hood River region of Oregon. Reviewed June 22, 2010 ARTICLE »
2005 Sineann Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.8% alc.. · Attractive fruit in the nose and flavors, but the tannins arrive at the finish with a rush. Reviewed March 27, 2007 ARTICLE »
2005 Sineann Lachini Vineyard Willamette Valley Pinot Noir
13.6% alc., $37. · Complex and alluring aromas of cherries, exotic woods, vanillin, and caramel. Dark red cherries, sassafras, and oak spice flavors with significant drying tannins which dominate the fruit now. The finish is a touch sour. This wine still needs time to soften the tannins but they will always be prominent. Reviewed September 15, 2008 ARTICLE »
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