Linne Calodo, Perfectionist, Paso Robles

Agree with recent notes. Drinking well with good acid and balance. Fruit is fading a bit. Drink or hold a few more years.

2012 vintage

Outstanding blend. Still fruit forward with dark fruit dominating. Minerals, earth, and plum nose. Great balance and structure. Open an hour before drinking.

2018 vintage

I’m also getting some VA/fizz on this wine.

2018 vintage

Deep purple red color. Drinking beautifully right now. Black cherries, herbs, mint and floral in the nose with chocolate notes and hints of spice and earthiness. Black cherries, black raspberries, blueberries and chocolate in the flavor. A rich, elegant wine with nice acidity, well balanced, full bodied and a medium to long smooth finish.

2012 vintage

Super disappointed- both bottles fizzy due to secondary fermentation from some type of contamination. Not acceptable for a $90 bottle… Apparently not an isolated issue - see previous review from @paulkokinakes.

2018 vintage

Had an odd malo nose but tasted fine, just not up to usual snuff.

2018 vintage

We are a fan of Linne and we have 52 bottles in our cellar, cellared 4 years at 58º. Just opened 2 bottles of 18 Perfectionist and both are undrinkable. Fizzy with second fermentation. Disappointed.

2018 vintage

PnP but definitely better after 15-20 minutes of air. In the glass it was a dark violet color, and there were lots of dark fruits on the nose. The medium plus bodied palate showed a bowl of purple fruits: mostly blue from the Syrah (77%), with some red from the Grenache (12%),and some black from the Mourvedre (11%). These were joined by lots of spice, some earth notes and just touches of chocolate and cedar. The tannins were resolved, and …

2012 vintage

A nose of bold dark fruits and spice, dark purple in color. A full bodied Rhone blend, with black cherry, raspberry, minerals and spice on finish, drink now. www.winelx.com

2012 vintage

GSM style blend drinking quite well at present. Still with a nice youthful vigor.

2018 vintage

Nope

2018 vintage

Good balance; Rich velvety milk chocolate; Plum

2018 vintage

This is a very enjoyable Syrah based GSM from Paso Robles. Showing black fruits with earth, wood, spices, dark chocolates, vegetables, tobacco, peppercorn and espresso. Pretty nose of wild flowers. Long finish with fine grained tannins and tangy raspberries. Needs a couple of hours to open up properly, as it it not as approachable right out of the bottle, so take your time. Good by itself or with food. Delicious now. A blend of 77% Syrah, 12% Grenache and 11% …

2012 vintage

I poured the first half into a half bottle for night two before filling night one�s glass. There was cloudy sediment that didn�t filter out completely after a couple trys. Nice color and smelled inviting. Tasted pleasant but kinda washed out. The texture of the sediment was bothersome though. Overall disappointing. Night two was better, sediment was very minimal and appearance was remarkably better. Nose was tight and focused and the grip of the Grenache came through on thie finish. …

2012 vintage

No improvement. Simple, short, overripe wine. Yeccchh. Clipped finish. Horrible QPR. I purchased 4 bottles on a review. Never again. Apparently no longevity, drink up.

2012 vintage

Deacanted & consumed over the next five hours. It never quite opened up or settled down enough to where the alcohol wasn�t predominant. Clearly has good fruit & the components of a good wine are there . . . Just a bit unbalanced.

2012 vintage

Heavy and ripe with decent acidity Not in pursuit of balance, but extraction and points. If you like that style you may enjoy it.

2012 vintage

very nice

2012 vintage

great as usual

2012 vintage

Dark red to light purple. Tobacco, minerals, pomegranate on the nose. I was surprised about the 77% Syrah since for me Grenache flavors took center stage. Nice balance of fruits, acidity and savory flavors. Bought at K&L in Redwood City. Drank with grilled fillet. Pretty much PNP, did not have a decanter available in the VRBO. With additional air time it did flesh out and integrate better.

2012 vintage

Held up well, wasn�t blown away but I did really enjoy this. Dark raspberry, med acid, tannins have mellowed. Would have guess more Grenache based than Syrah. Pretty mellow

2012 vintage

PnP, but opened up throughout the meal. Suggest a decant of 1/2 hour or longer. A palate showing plenty of red fruits, dark cherry, some cedar, earth, spice, and resolved tannins. All this in a medium bodied, bracingly acidic wine that should hold for many years.

2012 vintage

Should improve in a year or two. Did not drink itself.

2012 vintage

Time has been kind to this wine. Nice spice and good aromatics with a nice long finish. Very nice!

2012 vintage

Like many fast waves crashing on the shore.

2012 vintage

Dark ruby but not opaque. More fruit forward than savory with ripe blueberry compote and a bit of earthiness. Supple textures with integrated tannins and lower acidity. A ripe and tasty Central Coast Rhone blend.

2012 vintage

Syrah-centric blend with grenache and mouvedre as well....excellent wine

2012 vintage

The wine looks ruby colored. The legs are medium. There is no sediment in the bottle. It smells like strawberry, cranberry, red currant and cherry. It tastes like strawberry, red currant and cherry. The body is light/medium. The wine has polished texture. The wine finishes medium. The wine has low acidity.

2012 vintage

good syrah based blend. was a nice counterpoint against a true rhone.

2012 vintage

2012 Paso Robles Syrahs and Syrah Blends (Jeff K's.) : Purple/ruby in color. The nose is tight with clay and black raspberries. Sweet black raspberry fruit on the palate. Nice undertones of earthiness. Easy to drink with some complexity.

2012 vintage

Nice balance and aromatics. Seemed more grenache dominated than what the label implies. Really enjoyed this.

2012 vintage

Aromas of spice, vanilla and red fruit. Full-bodied with firm, sweet tannins and flavors of vanilla and dark fruit turning to red fruit- raspberry and currant jam, as well as spice and mineral qualities on the finish. Carries the alcohol well.

2012 vintage

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