Ahh my poor dear doctor. You have never had a proper Pinot Noir if you say that! Problem is you usually have to pay through the butt (pardon me!) for a proper one, but when you do get one, ahhhhhhhhhhh! The concentrated fruits, off-set by leathery tannins (not too harsh!)....so deep!
I believe '94 was a year to remember with domestic pinot noirs, with an excellent example offered by a winery in your neck of the woods (Tualatin).
Proper conditions seem more important for this grape than most others, elsewise it never develops the concentrations needed for depth.
Happy drinking, my fellow winos!