Complex and alluring on the nose, this wine is reminiscent of potpourri spices with highlights of red fruits and citrus peel. Notes of dried rose petals and lavender […]
Read More| TA | 0.57 |
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| pH | 3.44 |
| Alc. | 14.1 |
| Barrel Description | 61% New, 39% 1 yr. |
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| Barrel Aged | 16 months |
Complex and alluring on the nose, this wine is reminiscent of potpourri spices with highlights of red fruits and citrus peel. Notes of dried rose petals and lavender offer a beautiful lift to this highly aromatic wine. Vibrant and focused in the mouth, with flavors of bright red fruits and citrus peel, and a persistent finish of black tea-like tannins. Calegari is typified by red fruits and a tangy acid profile that allows for a wide array of food pairings. This is quintessential Russian River Valley Pinot Noir at its best.
The 2022 growing season experienced epic drought conditions, with the first half of the calendar year being one of the driest on record. Most of the rainfall came in November and December, saturating the soil, and setting the stage for the early part of the year. With a full soil moisture profile and moderate temperatures in the early spring, bud break started around historical average. Many frost nights ensued, which impacted early season growth and slowed down shoot elongation, creating some unevenness. The cool period in and around flowering further prolonged the flowering cycle and created a wide degree of variability. The unsettled weather in general ranged from cool temperatures to occasional rain showers to a freak hailstorm in early May. The remainder of the season was thankfully moderate, and harvest started on historical average in early August. The key to success in 2022 was the selective thinning of shoots and fruit to reduce the variation, tightening the window of ripening. Due to the complexities of the growing season, the wines show excellent structure and verve, with typical site specificity, and all in all a terrific vintage with aging potential.
This is steeped in fruit, offering blackberry, mulberry and boysenberry pâte de fruit flavors that course along, riding black licorice, warm earth and dark tea notes through the lengthy, well-structured finish. Though not shy with the toast, this is packed with plenty of fruit to soak that up, with energy for the cellar. Best from 2025 through 2037. - J.M.
A big bouquet of roses, cinnamon and violets in this welcoming, generous and charming wine that has appealing complexity. So spicy, floral, concentrated and alive in red fruit and red tea, backed by good, appetizing acidity and moderate tannins. Full-bodied. Drink now or hold. - J.G.
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2022 Bucher Vineyard Pinot Noir