Community Tasting Notes 37

• oldcorke wrote: 95 points

  October 22, 2022 - Properly cellared - Fabulous dark fruited modestly earthy nose. Satisfying, virile taste balancing rich black & blue fruits against proper acid & tannin with not excessive oak influence. Very happy where this is now, & looking forward to retaste in 4-5 years.

• Marmie11 Does not like this wine: 88 points

  September 20, 2020 - This needed a half an hour decanted to come together. A little more one dimensional than I hoped for, considering the bottle age. Sour fruits and herbal on the palate. The nose was heavy on the prunes and somewhat astringent at first, but mellowed after some time and showed faint cherry cola. At $129 Canadian, I hoped for more. Glad I tried it though.
  
  The wine looks crimson colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like cherry, herb and cola. It tastes like red currant, cherry, forest floor, medicinal, lead pencil and alcohol/hot. The body is light/medium. The wine has silky texture. The wine finishes short. The wine has medium acidity.
  
  Second night. Used a Vacu Vin to cork the bottle. Much improved. Buttery silk on the mouth feel. Better balance between the alcohol heat, acidity and sour fruit.

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• Necowine wrote: 94 points

  March 24, 2020 - From glass. Coppering around rim, but still dark at its core, rather an ordinary, greener nose of dilled red fruit, sour veg. What a surprise on the palate then, after getting those notes on the attack, to be flooded with clean, refreshing dark fruit and lots and lots of flavorful cocoa. Rich, deliciously rich, but never too rich; still some powdery sweet tannin, but smooth and never heavy. Some nibble of earthy mineral there too on the long finish. Evoking a sigh after every sip. Glorious California pinot.

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• stevenjstein Likes this wine: 95 points

  March 22, 2020 - Plenty of fruit left, but also elegant and complex. Soft red fruit, with earth and spice notes.

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• jkscully Likes this wine:

  September 13, 2019 - Dark cherry and purple fruits with cola, vanilla, mocha, baking spices, and lots of chocolate. Very rich and powerful at 14.9 % alcohol. Very fruity and California in style, but with some lively Burgundian acidity and sous bois too. A little simple, but so delicious. Great match with lamb. I would buy more and curious about the Jensen too. Unlike some other Cali Pinot Noirs, this drank well without too much air.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2007
• Type Red
• Producer Calera
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Mills Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Mount Harlan
• UPC Code 745067960644

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• In Cellars 244 (37%)
• Consumed 411 (63%)

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