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9.3

The 1989 Pinot Noir Jensen Vineyard from Calera is a real surprise. I am inexperienced with respect to mature Californian Pinot Noir, and Josh Jensen’s wine was a revelation. Candied red fruit commingles with blood orange and Kirsch, unmistakably not from Burgundy because it is too rich, but it is certainly not over-ripe. The palate is overly sweet and Californian on the entry. Still, there is structure behind this Pinot extant after more than three decades, with quite plush raspberry fruit on the quintessentially Californian finish. It's just a lovely wine that is, once again, perfect to drink now. (Neal Martin, Vinous, April 2024)
— a month ago

Martin Bergo

9.1

Always crisp and elegant! — 2 years ago

Devin B

9.2

Dry reisling? I thought it was supposed to be sweet! Yummy dry minerals — 3 years ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2020 vintage. Via Coravin. A little lighter than usual upon release. Need to revisit in six months. 2.7.24. — 3 months ago

Jakub Kalinowski

9.6

Late release after prolonged bottle aging at the producers cellar.
Nicely evolved and very elegant! not too loud with ripe lemons & shy peach. A touch waxy.
On the palate this is rounder & fuller, nice creamy palate but also the juicy, mineral acidity of Rheingau. So elegant, evolved yet with amazing freshness! Wowza! This is just stunning!! — 8 months ago

Jan de Weerd

9.3

Who would have thought I like a sweet white wine....not me. But I did! Described as semi-dry. Had very much a sweet edge. But than it turned smoky, earthy, minerally. Evolving depth and complexity. Awesome! — 3 years ago

with Tammy

Steven Lee

9.2

xmas 2023 drink. nose of dark blackcurrant and satsumi plum. umami. bubble gum. can taste the very ripe fruits from an old vineyard — 5 months ago

Mary H

9.4

Antica Terra Collective Tasting. Petrol, white flowers, slate, yellow peach, lemon water, honeyed wildflowers, summer hay. The aroma goes on for days and days. — 9 months ago

Natalie Skogerboe

9.0

Tart, bright, full raspberry flavor and tannins. Very nice. — 3 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.3

From Eric Jensen at Booker, this version is 46% grenache, 34% mourvedre, and 20% cunoise. Drinking really well, although I suspect it’s developed as much as it’s going to and will start to tail off pretty soon. Really enjoyable wine, though (and performs much better if you keep it at cellar temp). — 3 years ago

with Vanessa