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Vineyard: de Villiers
| Owner | Josh Jensen |
| Appellation | Mt. Harlan |
| Varieties | Pinot Noir |
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Wineries sourcing from this vineyard
Reviewed wines produced from this vineyard
2009 Calera de Villiers Vineyard Mt. Harlan Pinot Noir
14.4% alc., 1,460 cases, $35. 15.6-acre vineyard,
yields 2.06 tons per acre. Made from organic grapes. Native fermentations, aged 16 months in 30% new
French oak barrels. Unfiltered.
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Medium reddish-purple color in the glass. Aromas of ripe plum, blackberry and
raisin with hints of damp earth and oak. Moderately rich array of very ripe purple and black fruits with a hint of
Hoison sauce and Asian spice, backed by modest tannins. The most approachable wine in the 2009 lineup.
Good.
Reviewed December 8, 2012
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2008 Calera de Villiers Vineyard Mt. Harlan Pinot Noir
14.4% alc.,
1,460 cases, $35. Yield 2.06 tons per acre. Native fermentation, aged
16 months in 30% new French oak barrels, bottled unfiltered.
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Moderately deep reddish-purple color in the glass. Riper fruit profile on
the nose offering scents of black currants, black cherries and Asian 5-
spice. Moderately intense on the palate with flat out delicious flavors of
black cherries and dark plums with an appealing minerality and
earthiness underlain with a hint of citrus. Very smooth in the mouth with fine-grain
tannins showing up on the richly endowed finish. Even more strikingly
aromatic the next day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle, tasting of
darker Pinot fruits. An ideal pretense to seduction.
Reviewed November 29, 2011
WINERY »
ARTICLE »
2009 Calera de Villiers Vineyard Mt. Harlan Pinot Noir
14.4% alc., 1,460 cases, $35. 15.6-acre vineyard, yields 2.06 tons per acre. Made from organic grapes. Native fermentations, aged 16 months in 30% new French oak barrels. Unfiltered. · Medium reddish-purple color in the glass. Aromas of ripe plum, blackberry and raisin with hints of damp earth and oak. Moderately rich array of very ripe purple and black fruits with a hint of Hoison sauce and Asian spice, backed by modest tannins. The most approachable wine in the 2009 lineup. Good. Reviewed December 8, 2012 WINERY » ARTICLE »
2008 Calera de Villiers Vineyard Mt. Harlan Pinot Noir
14.4% alc., 1,460 cases, $35. Yield 2.06 tons per acre. Native fermentation, aged 16 months in 30% new French oak barrels, bottled unfiltered. · Moderately deep reddish-purple color in the glass. Riper fruit profile on the nose offering scents of black currants, black cherries and Asian 5- spice. Moderately intense on the palate with flat out delicious flavors of black cherries and dark plums with an appealing minerality and earthiness underlain with a hint of citrus. Very smooth in the mouth with fine-grain tannins showing up on the richly endowed finish. Even more strikingly aromatic the next day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle, tasting of darker Pinot fruits. An ideal pretense to seduction. Reviewed November 29, 2011 WINERY » ARTICLE »
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