2018 Cobb Pinot Noir Calera Selection Docs Ranch Vineyard
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Cobb usually bottles two versions of the Doc's Ranch vineyard from its four clones, a Pommard/114 blend and a Swan/Calera blend. In 2018, Ross Cobb decided to bottle two additional cuvées, single-clone versions of the Calera and Pommard clone fruit (I did not taste the Pommard in this particular tasting). This 2018 Pinot Noir Doc's Ranch Calera Selection offers expressive raspberries and blueberries with notes of tangerine peel, lilac and stone, gaining more nuance with time in the glass. The palate is pure and layered, with alluring floral perfume and ethereal lift on the finish.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate
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The 2018 Pinot Noir Doc's Ranch Vineyard Calera Selection is holding back a lot in reserve, but its beauty and pedigree are apparent. Deep and powerful, with huge structure, the 2018 is a decidedly imposing Pinot. All the elements are there for it to develop into a stellar wine. Actually, it already is. The 2018 is a Pinot of sublime elegance and finesse, but it won't show all of its cards for at least a few years.