Arcane Cellars

• August 2010

  I've gotten a lot of flack for some of my opinions about these 2007 Bordeaux. While there certainly are many poor 2007s, the vintage is not a complete wash-out. It really depends a bit on what a person is looking for. 2007 Bordeaux, at their worst, exhibit bitter unripe tannins and dominant, green vegetal flavors, but is there more to this vinta... Read More

  From the article 2007 Bordeaux: The Left Bank

  
  
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  July 2010

  Arcane Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2007

  Snoothrank:

  Interesting...a bit of a stinky aroma with a kind of metallic/chemical taste and perhaps something vegetal, but there also seems to be a little bit of jamminess and a little spice. Light texture. This one's definitely not boring. Read More

  Wine review by Chelsey E

  
  

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• March 2010

  When I tasted a line-up of Pinot Noir last year that contained only one from ... value at $20. Two wines from Arcane cellars showed well, but shared an aggressively smoky quality that may integrate with time, making them the only wines of this group that I can see improving noticeably in the cellar. These are well-made wines but all that smoke... Read More

  From the article Oregon Pinot Noir

  
  
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  March 2010

  Arcane Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2007

  Snoothrank:

  This smells terribly smoky and reduced on opening. With air this reveals a deep, earthy and bitter root element on the nose that never fully looses that smoky edge but incorporates it into a more layered bouquet that hints at necco wafers and has elements of bacon and a hot iron. In the mouth this has fine, stemmy tannins that support an earthy,... Read More

  Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  
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  March 2010

  Arcane Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2008

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  This smells surprisingly autumnal out of the gate with leafy, damp soil tones that gain a sweet, slight confected edge to them. This is fairly smoky and with the same strong earthiness as the 2007 but with clearer fruit and a spicier edge. This is soft and round in the mouth with good volume and a sense of delicacy even though its not a small... Read More

  Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz

  
  
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  February 2010

  Arcane Cellars Pinot Noir Willamette Valley 2007

  Snoothrank:

  Funky chemical nose of wet dog. Light structure with a noticeable chemical funk and dark mealy finish. A very strange wine. Read More

  Wine review by solomania9

  
  

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