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TN: Benton Lane Pinot Noir 2002

Bought this Oregon PN for $13 and I'm surprised. It's not in a league with a Siduri, Rozak, Hansel or Talley, but it's surprisingly good. Kind of a cherry boquet but more darker fruits in the taste. Creamy with some sophistication -- much more than other wines at the same price point, like LaCrema. Almost no finish. I don't have the skill to guess if it will improve with age. Like I said, not an exceptional wine, but I would drink it again. And unlike a lot of other lesser priced pinot noirs, you can defintely tell its pinor noir.

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Steve Timko
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Steve,

Thanks for the TN's. Haven't tried B-L in some years. Back in the early 90's they were doing some nice PN's, but about '95 (?) they oaked the heck out of about 3 weaker vintages. During that time, some others were doing, what I felt was a better job, so I have been passing over their wines since. I'll make an effort to look into them again. I'm a bit surprised at the US$13, as that was about the price-point 10 years ago.

Again, thanks for reawakening an interest in this estate - love the stamp!

Hunt

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Hunt

There was some oak, but not too bad. I bought it on close out from K&L Wines. It's normally about $16, I think. I'd rather drink this again than the 2003 Stanford for $25. I knew nothing about it and was surprised. The postage stamp is quite distinctive.

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Steve Timko

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