Calera Wine Company
Ryan Vineyard Pinot Noir
Classic cali pinot ...very fruit forward, red fruits, little bit darker in color than expected, jammy, high alcohol (14.7), med plus acid, med tannins, mod new oak , french, which was very pleasing with the amount of alcohol. Licorice and cola. Its what I expected for cali pinot...fun blind!
Classic cali pinot ...very fruit forward, red fruits, little bit darker in color than expected, jammy, high alcohol (14.7), med plus acid, med tannins, mod new oak , french, which was very pleasing with the amount of alcohol. Licorice and cola. Its what I expected for cali pinot...fun blind!
Jan 19th, 2018Good Pinot. Quite a bit of oak. Good fruit.
Good Pinot. Quite a bit of oak. Good fruit.
Oct 19th, 2015Darkest Pinot I have ever encountered, intense, extremely tannic, very big and concentrated. Surprisingly Nebbiolo like, but very good, I bet Nebbiolo would do well at this vyd!
Darkest Pinot I have ever encountered, intense, extremely tannic, very big and concentrated. Surprisingly Nebbiolo like, but very good, I bet Nebbiolo would do well at this vyd!
Sep 26th, 2015Final counterpoint before a Burgundian weekend. Ryan en fuego in a lovely vintage.
Final counterpoint before a Burgundian weekend. Ryan en fuego in a lovely vintage.
Feb 28th, 2015Opened in honor of Josh Jenson. Unfortunately this one was very ripe, almost port-like, with a distinct alcohol burn.
Opened in honor of Josh Jenson. Unfortunately this one was very ripe, almost port-like, with a distinct alcohol burn.
Jun 16th, 2022The namesake of my brother, this was my first sampling of the Ryan Vineyard. It was outstanding! Through August, this is easily in my top 3 bottles so far this year!
The namesake of my brother, this was my first sampling of the Ryan Vineyard. It was outstanding! Through August, this is easily in my top 3 bottles so far this year!
Aug 7th, 2022