One of Oregon's coolest vintages, 2010 is my favorite. Small, but if you are lucky enough to have 2010 Willamette Valley wines in your cellar, you have some good days coming.
Durant Pinot noir is perfectly lovely now, although it will age for many more years. This remains probably my favorite bottling from the vineyard, up until the 2016. 2010 Whistling Ridge is approachable, but wants overnight to open, and while it's a gorgeous wine I still recommend holding it for another 1-5 years(updated August 2023). 2010 Souris arguably one of the greatest wines we have ever produced and in a lovely window. While the Souris will undoubtedly continue to drink well for quite a few years, I would have no issue with drinking it today. 2010 Lazarus and Hommage are drinking well, and offer excellent insight into the vintage. Cooler in nature, they are more ethereal and best enjoyed from good glassware over an entire evening.
2010 Whistling Ridge Blanc and 2010 Riesling have really entered the window and show all of the attributes of beautifully aged Alsatian wines..
The 2010 Richard's Cuvée Chardonnay, is ready to drink, but opens up over a couple of hours so please don’t rush the tasting experience. 2010 is the inaugural vintage of the Clover Pinot Gris bottling and it has finally reached it’s apex. What a phenomenal expression of Pinot gris! Unfortunately, bottled under cork and therefore subject to vagaries and variabilities that cause no end of frustration.
*Under natural cork there is always a distinct amount of bottle variation. As the wines age, this variation becomes more distinct. Regarding the notes here, all wines have been tasted recently, but for all bottles YMMV.*
**This post covers Matello wines**