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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2020 (based on 63 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.7 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 8 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by AngryPrez on 3/10/2015 & rated 91 points: in a great place right now - well-balanced, even on pop and pour - gained some additional dimension with an hour of air - love Calluna, and this is exceptional for a daily drinker. (1540 views) | | | Tasted by AngryPrez on 4/13/2013 & rated 91 points: on initial pour nice, elegant nose and a bit fruit-forward on the taste - dark color - figured that the fruit would be less apparent with some air, and it was - but the tannins emerged, as did some acidity - unbalanced - lots of promise based on the initial perception, will wait another year for the next one. EDIT Day two - significant improvement - smoother, nose is more evident - looking forward to to the next one (2292 views) | | | Tasted by pete s. on 9/8/2012 & rated 88 points: Not really feeling this tonight. A little devoid of fruit with the focus being the firm structure and smoky notes. Might be in an awkward phase or still too young, but I'm not getting fruit underneath could come through when the tannins subside. (2656 views) | | | Tasted by pete s. on 7/15/2011: This was drinking a little young and primary this evening. Loads of crushed berries on the nose almost to the point of being overwhelming. Very fruit forward on the palate and almost came off as a little too sappy for my taste. I did get a sense of good things underneath once everything (hopefully) balances out. Revisit in 2-3 years. (3300 views) | | | Tasted by tim_c on 6/29/2011 & rated 90 points: This Calluna is just darn good. Delicious, pretty floral nose jumps from the glass. Depth and intensity to th licorice, darker cherry, chocolate flavors that have red fruits swirling in the background. Wonderful freshness and energy with chewy, firm but round tannins to balance things out. Wish more California Bordeaux blends were build like this...I'm a fan. (3948 views) | | | Tasted by MattMauldin on 6/24/2011 & rated 93 points: Decanted 3 hours. Fully opaque garnet-purple with a metallic sheen. Bouquet evolves in the glass with aromas of blackcurrant, tea leaves, slate, white pepper, and lavender. Dense layers of flavors that change from sip to sip- black fruits, tar, graphite, floral, cedar- moving toward bitter cocoa and espresso notes as it moves toward the finish. Weight, feel, balance is all there. Finishes with creamy tannins that are very firm. Finishing notes of pure black fruit and mineral notes. 30+ seconds. Very youthful- needs a long decant. Excellent. (2940 views) | | | Tasted by Sauvyfan on 9/26/2010 & rated 90 points: Great right bank wine from Chalk Hill. Good fruit, structure and finish. Lightly oaked. Would love to see where this goes in five years. Right now it's just not very exciting. Solid effort from a young winery worth keeping an eye on. (2253 views) |
| Calluna Vineyards Producer websiteRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyChalk HillAppellation: Appellation America | Chalk Hill website | from Russian River Travel |
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