Dobbes Tasting Notes Flashcards
2013 Grenache Blanc
Color: Golden Straw
Aroma: Citrus fruits, bread yeasty, stone fruits, green apple, white flowers
Mouth Feel: Creamy texture with crisp acid
Flavor: Crisp and dry, granny smith apples, yeast and pineapple
Finish: Long
2012 Late Harvest Viognier
Color: Brilliantly clear with a bright gold rim
Aroma: Ripe tropical fruit and intense citrus
Mouth Feel: Sweet and full
Flavor: Ripe pineapple, floral-honey, freshly picked peaches, sweet pears
Finish: Clean and medium-long
2013 Viognier
Color: Golden straw
Aroma: Floral, citrus, vanilla, melon
Mouth Feel: Light entry, full body, creamy texture
Flavor: Peach, citrus, nutmeg, vanilla and apricot
Finish: Long
2013 Dobbes Grand Assemblage Pinot Noir
Color: Medium ruby
Aroma: Cherry, raspberry, subtle vanilla, rose, bramble-spice
Mouth Feel: Medium body
Flavor: Cranberry, cherry pie, pomegranate, red currant
Finish: Medium-long, clean acid, elegant tannin to balance
2011 Symonette Vineyard Pinot Noir
Color: Purple ruby
Aroma: Spicy oak, fresh and preserved red fruits, subtle spice and herbs
Mouth Feel: Fine grain tannin, fresh acidity, opulent body
Flavor: Cherry, strawberry, cola, spice, herbs and toasted oak
Finish: Smooth tannins, mouth watering acid
2012 Dobbes Griffin’s Cuvee Pinot Noir
Color: Medium garnet
Aroma: Ripe red fruit, toasted oak, spice, earth
Mouth Feel: Full-bodied, structured tannins, acid to balance
Flavor: Strawberry, tobacco, black cherry, bay leaf, red licorice, vanilla
Finish: Medium, fresh acid
2011 Meyer Vineyard Pinot Noir
Color: Medium ruby-garnet
Aroma: Complex cherry, red rose, pomegranate, black currant, barrel spice
Mouth Feel: Medium-light, structured tannins
Flavor: Raspberry, cranberry, pomegranate, light toasted oak
Finish: Long
2011 Amelia Rose Cuvee Pinot Noir
Color: Rosy red
Aroma: Cherries, raspberries
Mouth Feel: Medium bodied
Flavor: Fruit forward with grape, oak-based spices and brambly whole cluster tannins
Finish: Bright fruit, integrated oak and young tannins
Appellation: Rogue Valley
2010 Quailhurst Vineyard Pinot Noir
Color: Light cherry red
Aroma: Bright, fresh red fruits and barrel spice
Mouth Feel: Silky, fine grained tannins, medium body, bright acid to balance
Flavor: Cherry, sweetened cranberry, cocoa, vanilla, dried flowers
Finish: Medium-long, with youthful tannins and balanced acid
2011 Griffin’s Cuvee Pinot Noir
Color: Deep garnet
Aroma: Dried and pie cherry, strawberry jam, spice, herbs and earth
Mouth Feel: Medium-full body with structured tannins
Flavor: Dried cranberry, red currant, dried herbs
Finish: Long with age worthy tannins
2010 Symonette Vineyard Pinot Noir
Color: Ruby
Aroma: Black cherry, bramble, barrel spice
Mouth Feel: Medium bodied
Flavor: Cherry, cola, vanilla, cocoa
Finish: Lengthy, tannin focused with lingering dark fruit
2009 Joesph Dobbes Cuvee Exceptionelle Pinot Noir
Color: Deep garnet almost opaque
Aroma: Red roses, faint hints of oak, well done cherry pie
Mouth Feel: Full bodied
Flavor: Cocoa, French oak, wet dark earth
Finish: Very balanced but aggressive tannins that will even out with more bottle aging
2010 Dundee Cuvee Pinot Noir
Color: Brick red Aroma: Fruit dominant with complex oak Mouth Feel: Medium body with structure Flavor: Diverse, bright red fruits, supportive oak, firm tannins Finish: Medium long with tannin
2011 Patricia’s Cuvee Pinot Noir
Color: Purple garnet
Aroma: Ripe red berries, nutmeg, rose and cocoa
Mouth Feel: Medium body with lean tannins
Flavor: Raspberry, pomegranate with oaky cocoa and nutmeg
Finish: Long, tart and youthful
2010 Momtazi Vineyard Pinot Noir
Color: Bright and lively ruby
Aroma: Earth, spice, briar with floral undertones
Mouth Feel: Medium and soft
Flavor: Oak, dried cherry, plums, mushroom
Finish: Long and evolving offering tart cherry and baker chocolate
