2012 Calera Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  2/22/2024 - Maphill01 wrote:

  1st of 2 bought at auction. Pristine, soft cork. Splash decanted off minimal sediment. Nicely aromatic. Black cherry. Raspberry, cola, cloves and some earthy notes. Comes across as a bigger wine, full bodied, glycerin with some heat on the finish. 30% new oak, 14.9% ABV. Drink now and over the next five years.

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  8/31/2023 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nice combination of black raspberry, cherry and mushroom. Balanced, mature. Drinking well now, likely at peak.

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  8/26/2023 - Wine_Poobah Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Complex red berry and floral aromas with that signature Calera “dustiness”. Very ripe and sweet flavor with lots of red cherry, plum, prune, blackberry and other dark fruits. Both fresh and dried fruit. Complex herbal finish, notes of mint? Deep flavor, somewhat jammy and heavy. Alcohol very apparent.
  
  This is very dense and ripe Pinot Noir. Drink soon, at or near apex.

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  8/7/2023 - Philip67 Does not like this wine: 89 Points

  For a producer that has a reputation for a Burgundyesque style this is big and robust. Quite Californian in style: heavy sweet fruit that is more dark than ref Unfortunately the alcohol protrudes and spoils the finish. At 11 years old this is displaying lots of savoury and mixed spice notes, which sre reminiscent of Burgundy, though the spice is far more Californian. Long and complex. Drink now, not going to improve.

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  4/7/2023 - canan wrote: 94 Points

  Intense cranberry fruit with a touch of strawberry but also a touch of age with mushrooms and forest floor. The oak is especially present on the nose but is fully integrated on the palate.
  The wine seems in an absolutely stunning state and tastes really great right now. There is a great balance in the wine and a stunning acidity.

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