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Score 94/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate, Aug 2016

The 2013 Pinot Noir de Villiers is gorgeous. Coming from an east-facing parcel of vines planted in 1997 and aged 19 months in 30% new French oak, it has a terrific core of black cherries, flowers, menthol, toasted spice and licorice that opens up beautifully with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied, layered, supple and sexy, yet with plenty of elegance, ripe tannin and a big mid-palate, it can be drunk today with plenty of pleasure or cellared for a decade.

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95
95/100

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95
95/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

94
94/100

Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate

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95 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 95/100 · Drink 2018-2028, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Jul 2016

The 2013 Pinot Noir de Villiers Vineyard is intense, pure and brilliant. Dark red cherry, blood orange, lavender, mint, star anise and wild flowers give the de Villiers an exotic edge in this vintage. Plush and deep on the palate, the 2013 is shaping up to be a jewel of a wine. Sweet floral and red-fleshed fruits add freshness on the finish. Today, the De Villiers is sublime, but it also needs time to fully come together.

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Calera

Discover the wines from Josh Jensen’s pioneering estate in the Mount Harlan AVA, crafting elegant Pinot Noir from limestone soils in California

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Pinot Noir

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Red

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Dry

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