4/8/2023. Bought July 2017 after Santa Rosa tri. Easter dinner with family. Spice currant blueberry nose. Light purple color. Sour presentation dry light blueberry middle and dry chalk finish. 7.5/10.
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From magnum (see pic), 2+ hours of air in a decanter. Very dark fruit and still quite green and fairly grippy. I like this wine sooner rather than later, fearing its fruit may not outlast the tannins, at least in this format. A few glasses left in bottle for Day 2.
Day 2. The dark fruit is more super mature plum-like, almost fig. Overall less green but more drying. Drink sooner than later.
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Everything I look for in a pinot (not a pinot guy). Still has a pretty long life ahead of it, was still pretty grippy an hour in, but 3 hours of air time, was singing.
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Appearance - Light ruby color, clear at the edge, reflective, good body/legs - 3/3 Aroma/Bouquet - Cherry, strawberry, red plum, light oak, light alcohol/heat, some minerality - 5/6 Taste - Cherry, plum, light tannins, light alcohol, light chalk/limestone, light oak - 5/6 Aftertaste - Mid length finish, red fruit continues, tannins fade, still some earthiness - 3/3 Overall - Good balanced wine, fruit/tannins/alcohol, great for sipping - 2/2 Note - This wine evaluation is based on the American Wine Society 20-point judging criteria, then interpolated into a 100-point score.
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Calkins Lane was my favorite of the Adelsheim offerings when I first visited their winery in 2010. They were pouring the 2008 vintage & it was just singing at such a young age. My experience with the 2014 offering was good but slightly disappointing based on some of the other Oregon PN’s I’ve been drinking lately. This had good red fruit on the nose, slight earth but no mushroom or funk that I’ve been used to from others. Lots of red fruit on the palate with cranberry leading the way, followed by strawberry & blackberry. Darker in color & heavier on the tongue. I will give my last bottle another year or so to see if it improves.
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4/8/2023 - RDB Wine Likes this wine: 75 Points
4/8/2023. Bought July 2017 after Santa Rosa tri. Easter dinner with family. Spice currant blueberry nose. Light purple color. Sour presentation dry light blueberry middle and dry chalk finish. 7.5/10.
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2/8/2023 - Michigan Mostberg Likes this wine: 89 Points
From magnum (see pic), 2+ hours of air in a decanter. Very dark fruit and still quite green and fairly grippy. I like this wine sooner rather than later, fearing its fruit may not outlast the tannins, at least in this format. A few glasses left in bottle for Day 2.
Day 2. The dark fruit is more super mature plum-like, almost fig. Overall less green but more drying. Drink sooner than later.
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11/12/2022 - gf2182 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Everything I look for in a pinot (not a pinot guy). Still has a pretty long life ahead of it, was still pretty grippy an hour in, but 3 hours of air time, was singing.
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12/25/2020 - dac2849 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Appearance - Light ruby color, clear at the edge, reflective, good body/legs - 3/3
Aroma/Bouquet - Cherry, strawberry, red plum, light oak, light alcohol/heat, some minerality - 5/6
Taste - Cherry, plum, light tannins, light alcohol, light chalk/limestone, light oak - 5/6
Aftertaste - Mid length finish, red fruit continues, tannins fade, still some earthiness - 3/3
Overall - Good balanced wine, fruit/tannins/alcohol, great for sipping - 2/2
Note - This wine evaluation is based on the American Wine Society 20-point judging criteria, then interpolated into a 100-point score.
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4/12/2020 - cbajustin Likes this wine: 90 Points
Calkins Lane was my favorite of the Adelsheim offerings when I first visited their winery in 2010. They were pouring the 2008 vintage & it was just singing at such a young age. My experience with the 2014 offering was good but slightly disappointing based on some of the other Oregon PN’s I’ve been drinking lately. This had good red fruit on the nose, slight earth but no mushroom or funk that I’ve been used to from others. Lots of red fruit on the palate with cranberry leading the way, followed by strawberry & blackberry. Darker in color & heavier on the tongue. I will give my last bottle another year or so to see if it improves.
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