Wine Enthusiast
Calera Wine Company, 2007 Calera Pinot Noir de Villiers
89
"A very rich, flamboyant Pinot Noir, with massive, deep flavors of black cherries, currants, licorice and chocolate. Such is the weight and tannic intensity that it probably will develop, and in fact needs 3Ð4 years to calm down."
–July 2010
Calera Wine Company, 2007 Calera Pinot Noir de Villiers
89
"A very rich, flamboyant Pinot Noir, with massive, deep flavors of black cherries, currants, licorice and chocolate. Such is the weight and tannic intensity that it probably will develop, and in fact needs 3Ð4 years to calm down."
–July 2010
Robert Parker
Calera Wine Company, 2007 Calera Pinot Noir de Villiers
92
"The debut release of a new bottling, the dark ruby-hued 2007 Pinot Noir de Villiers is from a 13.1-acre vineyard planted in 1997 on pure limestone soils. Cropped at an unbelievably low .78 tons of fruit per acre, the wine spent 16 months in Francois Freres oak barrels (30% new), and was bottled without filtration. It offers notes of rhubarb, sassafras, sweet cherries, strawberries, and herbs in a full-bodied, dense, complex, juicy format. With silky tannins, decent acidity, and a long finish, it should drink well for a decade or more."
–August 2010
Calera Wine Company, 2007 Calera Pinot Noir de Villiers
92
"The debut release of a new bottling, the dark ruby-hued 2007 Pinot Noir de Villiers is from a 13.1-acre vineyard planted in 1997 on pure limestone soils. Cropped at an unbelievably low .78 tons of fruit per acre, the wine spent 16 months in Francois Freres oak barrels (30% new), and was bottled without filtration. It offers notes of rhubarb, sassafras, sweet cherries, strawberries, and herbs in a full-bodied, dense, complex, juicy format. With silky tannins, decent acidity, and a long finish, it should drink well for a decade or more."
–August 2010
Calera Wine Company, 2007 Calera Pinot Noir de Villiers
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