Calera Wine Company de Villiers Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009

Ratings on Delectable

Tom Higgins Delectable Pro

Owner/Winemaker Heart & Hands Wine Company

Dark cherry color. Earthy- leather, tar, tobacco and dark cherry dominate the nose. The palate has a great fruit core of currants and cherries. Beautiful balance. Uber young with those heavy tannins. Needs 15 years more.

Dark cherry color. Earthy- leather, tar, tobacco and dark cherry dominate the nose. The palate has a great fruit core of currants and cherries. Beautiful balance. Uber young with those heavy tannins. Needs 15 years more.

8.8

Jordan Mackay Delectable Pro

Wine Editor San Francisco Magazine

Drinking beautifully. Young, but soft and open. Love the light, no-nonsense bottles Josh Jensen uses too. It's all about what's in the bottle.

Drinking beautifully. Young, but soft and open. Love the light, no-nonsense bottles Josh Jensen uses too. It's all about what's in the bottle.

8.8

Bart Van Rompaey

Do not pop and pour! Give this a decant. This has improved so much with age. Intense ripe cherries and smoke with a hint of vanilla and some earthy tones on the nose. Soft fruits and sweetness on the palette with dusty soft tannins and uplifting acidity. This is a very nice subtle and gentle wine.

Do not pop and pour! Give this a decant. This has improved so much with age. Intense ripe cherries and smoke with a hint of vanilla and some earthy tones on the nose. Soft fruits and sweetness on the palette with dusty soft tannins and uplifting acidity. This is a very nice subtle and gentle wine.

9.4

Eric

Big, tannic Pinot. Tastes like a 1 year old instead of 7. Big blue fruits with a ton of backbone.

Big, tannic Pinot. Tastes like a 1 year old instead of 7. Big blue fruits with a ton of backbone.

9.2

Jon Ruyle

What a difference a few years of bottle age makes. This has given up some vibrancy and brightness in return for complexity and earth. Tastes almost Burgundian at this point, but it is really unique. I've just renewed my love for Calera.

What a difference a few years of bottle age makes. This has given up some vibrancy and brightness in return for complexity and earth. Tastes almost Burgundian at this point, but it is really unique. I've just renewed my love for Calera.

9.3

Rich Bluth

Some time in the bottle is rewarded with a a depth in flavors I don't get in many other Pinots.

Some time in the bottle is rewarded with a a depth in flavors I don't get in many other Pinots.

9.0

Koichiro Kanegae

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9.2

Location

  • 148 Chambers Street
    New York, NY 10007

  • Hours:
    Monday-Saturday: 10am-9pm
    Sunday: 12pm-7pm

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