WINE ENTHUSIAST
2014 Antiquum Farm Luxuria Pinot Noir
94 Points
Notes not yet released
WINE ENTHUSIAST
2014 Antiquum Farm Passiflora Pinot Noir
93 Points
Notes not yet released
WINE ENTHUSIAST
2015 Antiquum Farm Daisy Pinot Gris
92 Points. Editor’s Choice.
Notes not yet released
WINE ENTHUSIAST
2014 Antiquum Farm Juel Pinot Noir
92 Points. Editor’s Choice
Notes not yet released
WINE ENTHUSIAST
2015 Aurosa Pinot Gris
91 Points
Notes not yet released
WINE ENTHUSIAST
2012 Antiquum Farm Passiflora Pinot Noir
92 Points. Editors’ Choice
[Print Wine Enthusiast shelf talkers]
This is both intense and rarified. The intensity shows in the deep garnet color, the concentrated berry fruit, and the depth of flavor. The acidity elevates it further, lending sharp details and further brightness. P.G.
WINE ENTHUSIAST
2013 Antiquum Farm Luxuria Pinot Noir
92 Points
[Print Wine Enthusiast shelf talkers]
Just one barrel was made, all 777 clone and aged in 100% new French oak. Extra concentration and darker fruit flavors of blackberry and black cherry are the payoff. It’s a wine resonant with complex streaks of mineral and steel. P.G.
WINE ENTHUSIAST
2014 Antiquum Farm Daisy Pinot Gris
92 Points. Editor’s Choice
[Print Wine Enthusiast shelf talkers]
The less expensive of the winery’s two Pinot Gris, this is in some respects the better wine. Excellent focus pulls crisp flavors of pear, lemon curd and flinty mineral into sharp resolution, and appealing minerality gives the acidity a resonant texture. It all resolves in a lovely, creamy finish. P.G
WINE ENTHUSIAST
2012 Antiquum Farm Juel Pinot Noir
91 Points
[Print Wine Enthusiast shelf talkers]
The gorgeous packaging of the Antiquum Farm wines does not over-promise: the same attention to detail is in the bottle. A ripe and fruity expression of a full-bodied vintage, this bursts with forward, fresh blackberry and cherry fruit goodness. There’s a dash of clean earth, and suggestions of coffee and licorice as well. It’s thoroughly delicious. P.G.
WINE SPECTATOR
2012 Antiquum Farm Juel Pinot Noir
91 Points
[Print Wine Spectator shelf talkers]
Ripe, rich and expressive, dense without excess weight, this is generous, with plum, cherry and currant fruit, shaded with toast and black pepper nuances. Offers depth and intensity, finishing long. Best from 2016 through 2020. 225 cases made. –HS
WINE ENTHUSIAST
2013 Antiquum Farm Passiflora Pinot Noir
91 Points
[Print Wine Spectator shelf talkers]
This bottling is a two-block selection from the highest spots in the vineyard. Don’t be fooled by the lightness of the flavors, but do pay attention to the refined, elegant structure. Raspberry and cherry flavors, abundant acidity and a mineral underpinning all contribute, along with almost a year in 50% new French oak. P.G.
WINE SPECTATOR
2013 Antiquum Farm Juel Pinot Noir
91 Points
Light and lilting, with floral rosebush overtones to the pretty raspberry and orange peel flavors, finishing with an open texture and polish. Drink now through 2020. 275 cases made. –HS
WINE ENTHUSIAST
2013 Antiquum Farm Juel Pinot Noir
90 Points
[Print Wine Enthusiast shelf talkers]
One of the most beautiful package designs in the state introduces a fresh and toasty wine that translates this cool, wet vintage into a most delicate and enjoyable bottle of Pinot. Light cranberry and cherry fruit is set in a gently proportional bed of tart acid and pretty oak, 40% new. P.G.
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2014 Antiquum Farm Aurosa Pinot Gris
90 Points
[Print Wine Enthusiast shelf talkers]
This falls between a rosé and an orange wine in its appearance, a pale salmon/copper shade that results from 36 hours of skin contact before pressing. Scents of hibiscus tea and rosewater put a delicate top note ahead of rich, ripe, round and spicy citrus fruit. A strong impression of cinnamon marks the finish. P.G.
STORYTELLER WINE COMPANY NEWSLETTER
2012 Antiquum Farm “Juel” Pinot Noir
…I have never encountered an Oregon Pinot Noir quite like the Antiquum Juel. It has a beautiful dark crimson color, one through which I most definitely cannot read my tasting notes. That old Burgundy reference about the iron fist in the velvet glove? That glove is probably the same color as the Juel.
Aromatically, the Juel takes no prisoners. A big burst of black and blue fruit comes shooting up out of the glass, hitting your olfactory system like a Clubber Lang body blow. The blackberries and blueberries soon move aside as notes of cool earth, seared meat fat, aged balsamic and a touch of Valencia orange citrus push their way into the game. There’s even a nice little bit of lavender floating around in the background. The aromatics of this wine don’t ask you to like them, they command you to sit up and pay attention.
With a few sips from my glass, the Juel took me by surprise. After that rough and tumble aromatic set I wasn’t expecting grace and finesse. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of black cap raspberry and kirsch fruit flavor here and the tannins are not shy. But it’s the level of acidity that caught me off guard. Stephen Hagen is not kidding, Old School fruit (for the Juel he uses Pommard and Wadensville, 777, 667, and 115 clones) somehow manages to pull off the rare combination of having really ripe fruit and nice amounts of acid. It’s a heady mix to be sure!…