Community Tasting Notes 37

• BobtheWineGuy wrote: 94 points

  March 19, 2024 - Burgundian style, excellente

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• JS199 wrote: 95 points

  April 9, 2023 - Outstanding. Dark fruit with a creamy texture. Not sweet, perfect balance.

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• GaryHOhio Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 3, 2023 - This is a great Pinot from Calera. My favorite vineyard. At 10 years it is fully mature IMO but it will no doubt be great for several more years.
  Beautiful nose of cherries and cranberries. Same deep fruit on the plate with some menthol and tea added. Long finish

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• Rieslingfan wrote:

  March 3, 2022 - Opened by the host prior to arrival. Not sure for how long.
  
  Overall dark profile for Pinot Noir, heading more into black fruit than red fruit territory. It's not at all heavy, which is a bit of a surprise based on the ripe aromatics, and despite being full of dark cherry/plum fruit it also has a freshness that keeps it lively through the finish. Still a good bit of tannin on the back end, and the spice and herb notes want a little more time to develop into the whole, but I do like this quite a bit.

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• AmbrosiaVino Likes this wine: 93 points

  September 12, 2021 - Agree with the other people that said it's un-Pinot like, but, somehow that makes it more unique. And it still has a healthy vein of acidity to balance the bold, dark fruit. It's in a great place right now with some subtle, herbal tertiary notes poking through although you could definitely cellar for longer.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Calera
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard de Villiers Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Mount Harlan

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• Pending Delivery 3 (1%)
• In Cellars 242 (41%)
• Consumed 349 (59%)

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