Red
Calicaro Paris Mountain Lone Oak Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Santa Lucia Highlands
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
pato assado · cordeiro grelhado · queijo brie · salmão grelhado
Rated vintages
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201090 pts
Good structure in this Pinot, with firm tannins and fine coastal acidity. It shows jammy raspberry, cherry and cola flavors whose sweetness is echoed by the toasty oak. It's all a bit unresolved, but give it 5–6 years to knit together.
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200990 pts
Big and rich, front-loaded with blackberry and cherry jam fruit. The tannins are considerable, giving the wine a full-bodied mouthfeel, like Grenache. Delicious, but a bit ponderous now for a Pinot Noir. Give it a few years in the cellar to mellow.
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200890 pts
Direct and appealing now, like a cola drink infused with cherry and raspberry essence, with the caramelized, brown butter sauce complexities from oak barrel aging. That's pretty delicious, and the finish is dry and crisp, but this is not a wine to age.