Sage Shimoda

9.1

1996 Calera Jensen Mt. Harlem Pinot Noir

Our New Year’s Eve wine is 1996 Calera Jensen Mt. Harlen Pinot Noir. The oxidation is prevalent. After 25 years, the wine has certainly passed its prime, but it is fun enough to enjoy. Goodbye 2021.

大晦日、2021年最後のワインは、1996年Calera Jensen Mt. Harlen Pinot Noir。酸化はだいぶ進んでいる。25年の時を経て、確かに飲み頃を過ぎてはいるが、十分に楽しめるワイン。 2021年よ、さよなら。

#wine #redwine #1996 #usa #americanwine #oldvintages #calera #calerajensen #jensen #ワイン #アメリカンワイン #赤ワイン — 4 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.1

By the glass. Barb said aromas of Fairy Floss. (Aussies who have been to rural Agricultural Shows will be familiar with Fairy Floss - a sugary whipped confection). Also a note of Lemon and petrol, but oh so young - yet to display its potential. One of the least sweet Ausleses I have ever had. Great refreshment and lively acid. — 6 years ago

Jon Ebsworth

9.2

Dry German Riesling pleasure with roast cod lion and crisp polenta at new restaurant Gezellig in Holborn. Will return to both this wine and restaurant! — 7 years ago

Chris Donahue

9.3

A little tart but otherwise fantastic — 7 years ago

Beau Carson

9.2

This was a fucking beast. 15.5% abv, but it didn't drink like it. Classic Barossa. — 8 years ago

Jonatan Dereke

8.9

Lots of honey, lemon juice and elderflower. With increasing temperature comes camomile. Very fresh and intense — 8 years ago

with Oscar, Evelina and 3 others

Drew Childers

8.9

Lemons, limes, minerality, tennis balls. — 9 years ago

with Megan

Devin B

9.2

Dry reisling? I thought it was supposed to be sweet! Yummy dry minerals — 5 years ago

Martin Heleander

9.0

Best riesling i’ve tried so far..
Very good for spicy food.
Round, lots of lime, very fruity when properly cooled. — 6 years ago

Tara Rowland

9.5

One of the best winemakers in Pfalz. Riesling 🔥💯🙌🏻 — 6 years ago

Rodney Rosser

9.1

Happy to have my buddy’s wines on the list again — 7 years ago

Jordan Wardlaw

9.0

Fresh and lean ripper with clean fruit, intense smoky slate and unrelenting minerality. Very austere but also very appealing. — 8 years ago

Somm David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

On the nose, sweet & slightly baked; blackberries, black plum, plum, black raspberries, raspberries & dark cherries. Raspberry cola, perfect intensity of baking spices, soft & savory grilled meats, touch of fresh herbs, just a whiff of pepper, lavender, lilacs and liquid violets. The palate is full bodied, round & lush. The M-M+ tannins are soft and round and about 60% resolved. Gorgeous in the mouth. The fruits are creamy in style. Ripe; blackberries, black plum, plum, black raspberries, raspberries, dark cherries and ripe strawberries. Raspberry cola, vanilla, understated spice, pepper, savoy grilled meats, dry herbs, dry crushed rock powder, a little underbrush, iron pan, loamy dry top soil, some black moist earth, hint of mocha powder, milk chocolate, cigar ash, suede style leather, lavender, lilacs & liquid violets, perfect, round, mouthwatering acidity, great; balance, structure, tension and length. The very long finish is round, lush and has sex appeal. It's drinking really well with a hour/hour & half decant. Better in 1-2 years and has another 4-7 years of really good drinking ahead of it. Great pair with the grilled Kentucky Bourbon marinated chicken skewers and seasoned wild rice. Photos of; Eric Jensen (Owner/Winemaker), tasting room bar, Eric working harvest and the Booker vineyard. Producer notes and history...Booker gets it's name from the two orphan brothers, Claude and Dick Booker, who had purchased the land in the late 1920’s. By the turn of the century, the Booker brothers acquired over 1,200 acres on Paso's westside. The Booker brothers dedicated their lives to being great farmers and humanitarians. Aside from lending their farming knowledge and manual labor to neighbors, they were the area's biggest philanthropists, leaving 100% of their estate to charity when they passed, Dick in 1990 and Claude in 2000. Eric and Lisa Jensen purchased 100 acres of the property in 2001. After making wine with Justin Smith (Saxum) for five years and Stephan Asseo (L'Aventure Wines) for two years, the Jensen's started Booker Vineyard. The 2005 vintage was Eric Jensen first release. Booker produces about 4,500 cases a year depending on what Mother-nature gives them. Booker is located on the westside of Paso Robles, immediately joining the famous Stephan Vineyards that produce L'Aventure Wines. The high-density vineyard is mostly Rhone varieties planted on steep hillsides of calcareous shale. They farm organically, sustainable and biodynamic and treat the entire vineyard as a living organism. Booker uses animals (normally sheep) for weed control and solar panels are placed at the house and winery. The Jensen's are definitely doing things right. If you haven't tried Booker, it's worth your effort. — 8 years ago

with Ronald

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). — 5 years ago

with Vanessa

Javier R.

9.3

Salty
Cal / sea breeze
Pineapple. Light
Pineapple almibar
Light astringency
Lovely tart
Long finish — 6 years ago

romo

8.9

Finally found a Riesling I don’t love. 💔 — 6 years ago

George Doolan

9.5

From half bottle. Birth year wine. Excellent surprise, this wine is quite precise on the nose with a saline minerality, yellow flowers, orange marmalade, some wax although the wine is quote fresh and not really tasting tired or oxidized in any way. Palette is unfortunately defined by an alcoholic weight (10% on the label) which detracts from the wine’s otherwise great elegance and ethereal nature. Not overly sweet with sufficient though not especially racy acidity. Overall very fun to drink and in a great spot from 375.
— 7 years ago

Greg Wright

9.3

Dark sensual Pinot. Notes of raspberries, licorice, Indian spices and orange peel. The wine had more “Zinfandel-like “ notes. Fascinating wine to follow over and hour or so. — 8 years ago

Thorsten Staack

8.9

Nachlese Südtirol. — 9 years ago

Adam Nelson

9.5

One of the best I've had and had a lot — 9 years ago