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2017 Caliza Winery Cohort

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from winery

Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

RATINGS

94Jeb Dunnuck

...gives up wonderful notes of blueberries, candle wax, white flowers, and ground pepper.

93Wine Spectator

Gutsy yet handsomely built, with concentrated currant, licorice and black olive flavors that build toward medium-grained tannins.

92The Wine Advocate

...tarry aromas to begin, opening with time to blueberries, blackcurrants, licorice and blood orange. The medium-bodied palate is supple, refreshing and easy to drink, with alluring berry fruit and a long, spicy finish.

92Wine Enthusiast

It's quite dry on the palate, with roasted black-currant, singed violet and vanilla-spiked caramel flavors.

90Vinous / IWC

Smoky dark fruit and licorice aromas pick up hints of cracked pepper and earth with air. Concentrated dark berry and bitter cherry flavors turn livelier through the back half. Shows youthfully brooding character and finishes very long and taut, with mounting tannins and persistent cherry and spice notes.

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast, Paso Robles

Paso Robles AVA is midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, and it is considered one of the West Coast’s most exciting winemaking regions. With its hot, sometimes searingly dry and sunny weather, it is especially good country for growing warm climate grapes such as Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre. Because many Paso Robles wineries have been successful with blending these grapes into Rhone Valley-style wines, it is known as the Rhone zone of California. The AVA was created in 1983 and there are 32,000 vineyard acres. In late 2014 the AVA was divided into 11 smaller sub-appellations, so starting with 2015 vintages labeling will become more specific on Paso Robles wines, which will now also list sub-appellations. Located in San Luis Obispo County, Paso Robles, the town and its surrounding area, was traditionally a farming and ranching region. But from a few dozen wineries in the early 1990s to more than 200 today, the area is quickly becoming known for wine and risk-taking winemakers.

VINTAGE

2017 Caliza Winery Cohort