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2019 Kalinda Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

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This is one of those Kalinda bottlings that if we could tell you who made it...or put their name on the bottle...it would be gone in less than 24 hours. The 2019 Kalinda Anderson Valley Pinot Noir is sourced from some of the finest organic and biodynamic vineyards in the region and crafted by one of the country's true legends of Pinot Noir. This winery's releases are typically mailing list only, or found on top wine lists across the country. A more elegant style that combines Anderson Valley's classic mixture of forest berries with savory earthy tones and woodsy spices. (Ryan Woodhouse - K&L Domestic Wine Buyer)

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2019 Kalinda Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

Price: $29.95

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By: John Majeski | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 5/9/2022 | Send Email

I like a good mystery, so the source of this Pinot Noir has absorbed my brainpan for several days. There are several famed wineries in the Anderson Valley that produce a combination of such esteemed fruit and finesse, but for under $30? No way.... but yes, someone found a way, and you, dear customer, will reap the benefits. A wine to stock up on for sure, as it plays and cavorts on the palate with sumptuous flavors of pomegranate, black raspberry, blood orange, clove and potpourri. Generous and soulful, think of those lovely winding roads through the vine-laden valley that end up in front of a gate, but which one? Just drink the mystery....

By: lindseyohara | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 4/29/2022 | Send Email

The 2019 Kalinda Pinot Noir from Anderson Valley is quite possibly one of the freshest Pinots I have tasted in a while, and will be a perfect crusher, even for the warmer months to come. The palate offers bright red berries with well integrated earthiness and great acidity. The juice is so yummy, don't miss out on this bottling. Cheers!

By: Ryan Woodhouse | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 4/19/2022 | Send Email

This has to go down as one of the best Kalindas ever. And that's not something I say lightly...there have been some pretty epic wines bottled under our house brand over the years. Historical sources have included: Kosta Browne, Pahlmeyer, Turnbull, Silver Oak, Au Bon Climat, Lewis, Cakebread...the list goes is long. On most editions we're sworn to secrecy as is the case here. However, I can say that we have an ongoing agreement with one of the finest and most highly respected wineries on the Sonoma Coast / Anderson Valley that each year they will blend a wine for us from their own juice. This isn't a bulk wine situation...this is prime fruit from some of the very best and most notable organic and biodynamically farmed vineyards in the region. The wine is made in the same exacting methods as their own label in their own cellar. It's simply a composition of some declassified barrels that were surplus to requirement for their own MUCH more expensive wines. Each year we have the chance to sample different potential blends as barrel / tank samples and agree on the finished wine to be bottled under Kalinda. The 2019 Anderson Valley is stunning. A bright, semi-translucent color in the glass hints at the fresh, energetic style with rose petal aromatics, piquant forest berries, leaf litter, woodsy spices, bramble, and clove. Elegant on the palate with wonderful purity and silky texture. The focused acidity keeps flavors resonating on the palate and gives a very food friendly, salivating, umami filled finish. For a bright, elegant wine there's certainly no lack of layers and depth. This really speaks to Anderson Valley's ability to capture the dual personality of Pinot Noir - vibrant, high-toned, juicy fruit, but also savory, earthy, forest floor type complexity. It's a wonderful bottle that shares so much of the character of it's famous producer's wines. The staff here have fallen for this one big time...don't miss it!!!

Top Value! Drink from 2022 to 2032

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Varietal:

Pinot Noir

- One of France's most legendary grapes and the grape that earned Burgundy its reputation. The parent of varietals like Pinot Gris/Grigio and Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir is blue to violet to indigo in color with relatively thin skins, and it is said to have been cultivated in France for more than 2,000 years. At its best, Pinot Noir creates elegant wines that are filled with primary red fruit aromas and flavors while young, revealing with an array of secondary characteristics like earth, smoke, violet, truffle and game with age. The varietal is also known, perhaps better than any, for its ability to translate terroir, or a sense of place. While the best Pinot Noir still comes from Burgundy, it is being produced with increasing success in cooler climates around the world. In France, it is part of the trifecta of grapes that can go into Champagne, and it is also grown in Alsace, Irancy, Jura, Savoie, Lorraine and Sancerre. Outside of France it is produced under the names Pinot Nero and Blauburgunder in Italy's mountainous regions, as Spätburgunder in Germany and as Blauburgunder in Austria. In the US, Pinot Noir has found suitable growing conditions in the cooler parts of California, including Carneros, the Russian River Valley, the Anderson Valley, the Sonoma Coast, Monterey County, the Santa Lucia Highlands and Santa Barbara County, as well as in Oregon's Willamette Valley. In recent years, New Zealand has demonstrated its ability to interpret this hard-to-grow varietal, with successful bottlings coming from careful and attentive growers in Central Otago, Martinborough and Canterbury. Chile is also an up-and-coming region for Pinot Noir, creating fresh, fruit-forward, early-drinking and affordable Pinots from the coastal Casablanca Valley and the Limari Valley.

Country:

United States

- When people consider domestic wine, they normally think about the state of California. The fine viticultural Region within California, including the Napa Valley, Sonoma, Santa Cruz Mountains, Mendocino and Santa Barbara, are capable of growing grapes of world-class quality. But there's plenty of fabulous wine coming from other states, too. Oregon, Washington and New York are also causing eyebrows (and glassware) to be raised around the world.

Sub-Region:

California

- With the explosive growth that California's wine industry has seen the past several years, it's easy to view winemaking and grape growing in the Golden State as a recent phenomenon. And while it's true that California's viticultural history is brief compared to several European countries, this state's roots date back well over 200 years. Due to the enormous response to California wine within the United States and worldwide, there are thousands of excellent and diverse wines being produced within the state each year.

Specific Appellation:

Anderson Valley/Mendocino

- Cooled by the nearby ocean and the seemingly omnipresent bank of oceanic fog, this picturesque wine region is home to a wealth of cool-climate grapes like riesling and gewürztraminer plus chardonnay and pinor noir, which are responsible for impressive and intense sparkling wines.

Alcohol Content (%):

12.8

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