Winery Acclaim Results
Apr. 1 2010
Erath 2006 Tuenge Pinot Noir Chehalem Mountains
90 points Wine Enthusiast
It’s pronounced tung-GEE and was formerly known as Chehalem Mountain vineyards. As is often the case with this AVA, it has substantial tannins and a firm, compact structure that bodes well for cellaring. The fruit mixes cherry, pomegranate and hints of banana, while the barrel flavors add some toast and butter.
Oct. 15 2009
Erath 2006 Tuenge Pinot Noir Chehalem Mountains
92 points Wine Spectator
Lithe, supple and graceful, this bursts with cherry, orange peel and rose petal flavors that cascade over a bed of fine-grained tannins, lingering on the pure, generous finish.
Oct. 1 2008
Erath 2006 Tuenge Vineyard Pinot Noir Chehalem Mountains
87 points Wine Advocate
The 2006 Pinot Noir Tuenge Vineyard from a Chehalem Mountain locale is a bit herbaceous and high in acidity, traits not typical of this vintage. On the palate the wine is silky textured, ripe, and elegant. This wine is a single-vineyard selection aged for 14 months in 40% new French oak. A bit more flesh would have made for a higher score.