2017 Calera de Villiers Vineyard Pinot Noir [JD95][W&S93][WS92][WE92]

2017 Calera de Villiers Vineyard Pinot Noir [JD95][W&S93][WS92][WE92]
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Producer: Calera
Region: Mt. Harlan, Central Coast, California
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Year: 2017
Jeb Dunnuck, 95 Points
"Deeper ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir De Villiers Vineyard reveals more black raspberry, sassafras, tea, and spicy notes. It's medium-bodied, with a juicy, elegant style and a great finish."
Wine & Spirits, 93 Points
"De Villiers is an east-facing site more or less in the middle of Calera’s Mt. Harlan vineyards, planted in 1997. In 2017, it produced a wine considerably more savory than most of its counterparts, with a wild berry scent and tealike accents. The fruit flavors are light and attenuated, more about perfume than flavor, marked by the tangy, mildly mineral grip of the mountain’s chalk soils."
Wine Spectator, 92 Points
"Well-sculpted, with alluring sandalwood and allspice notes to the dried cherry and plum tart flavors. Savory richness emerges midpalate, leading to an extended finish that offers brioche and cream details."
Wine Enthusiast, 92 Points
"Roasted boysenberry, crushed stone, baked earth and a slight plum-skin tang show on the nose of this bottling from vines planted in 1996. There's a warm-weather sense on the palate, where cooked berry flavors dominate, yet the acid and rocky tension keep it complex and intense."
Alcohol: 14.6%
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