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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2012 and 2016 (based on 91 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 87.9 pts. and median of 88 pts. in 23 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Gordonium on 5/18/2017: Still going strong, and could even last another couple of years. Drank from 375. (2230 views) | | | Tasted by Dryckesupplevelser on 2/27/2015 & rated 86 points: Sluten doft av persika och uns gula äpplen samt vanilj.
Smak av gula äpplen, persikor, aromatisk eftersmak med vanilj. Ganska kort eftersmak, en lite oxidativ ton infinner sig som indikerar att detta vin har nått sin topp. Smakade bättre för ett år sedan. Ok. (3330 views) | | | Tasted by Reblin on 2/27/2013 & rated 87 points: Disappointing for Calera. Nice color, but bland. Oak is present but not overwhelming. Some tropical fruit, and some minerality. Worth the $13.50 paid, but not more. (5018 views) | | | Tasted by sleepyhaus on 1/6/2013: This is pretty much terrible. Like the ease of the glass stopper, but it's all down hill after that. Save yourself some trouble and open a tin of pineapple juice and just add vodka until you reach your desired concentration. This is way too tropical and way too malo. At least it isn't an oak bomb. (5222 views) | | | Tasted by Foodievines on 11/25/2012 & rated 88 points: Nice wine for the price with good fruit and nice finish. Very versatile. Writing this post drinking. (5372 views) | | | Tasted by Wrighty on 11/17/2012 & rated 86 points: Tropical fruit and oak. A little too alcoholic as well. Not for me. (2917 views) | | | Tasted by rsbeck on 11/17/2012 & rated 87 points: Pop and pour. Pleasant, but bland. (3803 views) | | | Tasted by rsbeck on 11/17/2012 & rated 87 points: 2nd bottle, similar notes. (374 views) | | | Tasted by Griffin5416 on 10/28/2012 & rated 88 points: Goldish color. A tad on the simple side. Solid qpr. (1400 views) | | | Tasted by KSWinegeek on 6/29/2012 & rated 89 points: Light yellow color. Pineapple nose and pineapple on the palate. Balanced, with unobtrusive oak treatment. Good chard. (1910 views) | | | Tasted by Foodievines on 6/24/2012 & rated 89 points: Pale gold in color, this wine is very nice for the price. Aromas of apple, slight mineral, and lemon on the nose. In the mouth, there is good acidity with a touch of cream and grapefruit with a good finish. Nothing screams homerun with this wine, but a solid wine for the price. (1754 views) | | | Tasted by cpsmith33 on 4/22/2012 & rated 89 points: In Pursuit of Balance (NYC): Solid bottle, nice and smooth but not California creamy. Apple tart. Lemon. Erin liked a lot. (2444 views) | | | Tasted by kscopela on 3/13/2012 & rated 86 points: A little too sweet and "cheap" wine tasting for me but drinkable. (1955 views) | | | Tasted by wino_tim on 1/13/2012 & rated 91 points: A crisp, simple, but delicious white Burgundy-styled Chardonnay, this brims with golden apple, lemon and waffle cone flavors, turning creamy, round, soft and complex on the palate. Outstanding. (2079 views) | | | Tasted by smphelps on 10/8/2011 & rated 88 points: Medium clear yellow with a tropical fruit nose. 14.4% alcohol and new french oak well balanced into a clean everyday wine. Soft and full in the mouth, finishes clean and refreshing. Glass closure. (2178 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 8/21/2011 & rated 87 points: 2011 Family Winemakers San Francisco Tasting; 8/21/2011-8/22/2011 (Fort Mason Festival Pavillon, San Francisco, California): Poached pear, pineapple nose; soft, poached pear, pineapple palate; medium finish 87+ points (4292 views) |
| By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, November/December 2011, IWC Issue #159
(Calera Wine Company Chardonnay Central Coast) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, Exploring California's Central Coast (Aug 2011)
(Calera Chardonnay Central Coast) Subscribe to see review text. | By Richard Jennings
RJonWine.com (8/21/2011)
(Calera Chardonnay Central Coast) Poached pear, pineapple nose; soft, poached pear, pineapple palate; medium finish 87+ points 87 points |
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| Calera Producer websiteChardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican 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 Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
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