COMMENT
2013 Calera Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard
Reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck
Issue Date 31st Aug 2016
Source 226, The Wine Advocate
Rating 95 points
Release Price $50
Drink Date NA
There are just under 900 cases of the 2013 Pinot Noir Ryan Vineyard,
and like the de Villiers cuvee, it spent 19 months in 30% new barrels.
This is a big, rich, yet still graceful Pinot Noir that's loaded with
notions of mulberries, sappy underbrush, licorice, violets and dried
earth. Mouth-filling, polished, balanced and concentrated, this changed
dramatically with extended airing, and where it was a touch burly on
opening, the tannin sweetened up beautifully and it showed much more
polish with air. Nevertheless, there's ample tannin here and it should
be given 2-3 years of cellaring. When all is said and done, this might
be the finest vintage of this cuvee to date.