SOTER, YAMHILL-CARLTON DISTRICT, MINERAL SPRINGS RANCH, PINOT NOIR 2011 Shiraz Domaine Tempier has been run

Domaine Tempier has been run by the Peyraud family since 1936

This is Sine Qua Non’s extended barrel-aged Grenache (meaning that in most vintages since 2003

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

Domaine Jamet

(PR)(2/2004)

SOTER, YAMHILL-CARLTON DISTRICT, MINERAL SPRINGS RANCH, PINOT NOIR 2011 Shiraz Domaine Tempier has been run93 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