Wine Doctrine
2015

Linne Calodo Sticks and Stones

Tasted 8 April 2017 Central Coast · Paso Robles Willow Creek District

Some plum, black cherry, and faint kirsch. A little bitter and sour on the back end. This came off as pretty young and a little tight (not surprisingly), but also seemed to lack depth and complexity. It's one thing to…

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2015

Linne Calodo Problem Child

Central Coast · Paso Robles Willow Creek District

Fruity, jammy, and a bit disjointed. Unfortunately this seemed to encompass all the things that I find troublesome about Zinfandel. This had a muddled grapey profile about it coupled with a bitter…

Reviewed 8 April 2017
2014

Linne Calodo Perfectionist

Central Coast · Paso Robles

Like the Contrarian, this was served too warm. Nose was instant barnyard and fertilizer. Everyone in our party caught a whiff of some version of manure and/or funk. Our hostess explained it away as…

Reviewed 8 April 2017
2016

Linne Calodo The Contrarian

Central Coast · Paso Robles

The failure here was that it was served at room temperature. This needed to be at least 15+ degrees cooler. As fair as I can be with this wine (temperature aside), this was an ok white blend. The…

Reviewed 8 April 2017
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