| Producer | Calera |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Central Coast |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 16870 |
| Size | 750ml |
In 1975, legendary vintner and pioneer Josh Jensen founded Calera (Spanish for “lime kiln”) high in the Gavilan Mountains of California’s majestic Central Coast. In the four decades since, Calera has helped establish the Central Coast as one of the New World’s most exciting wine regions, while earning acclaim as one of California’s iconic wineries. Crafted using grapes from a handful of the finest vineyards on the Central Coast, this alluring wine offers enticing aromatics, soft, velvety tannins and vibrant fruit and spice. This Pinot Noir is nuanced and complex with a long, lush finish, making it a benchmark for the region.
This priced-to-sell appellation blend gives hints of what the single-vineyard expressions can do in a more accessible manner. Aromas of pomegranate, green peppercorn and oregano decorate the nose. The palate shows baked plum and strawberry flavors as well as Calera’s telltale showing of terpeneladen herbs like bay leaf and marjoram.
A beautiful, balanced and easygoing wine with almost-sweet cherry and plum flavors on a big, broad texture. Strawberries, red cherries, sweet plums, light baking spices and vanilla bean on light tannins
The 2022 Pinot Noir Central Coast is one of the few fully destemmed wines in the Calera portfolio. It's packed with sweet cherry-berry fruit, citrus peel lift and savory, earthy undertones. Morello cherry and marionberry join nips of blood orange zest, sweet tobacco and lavender, blossoming with air to reveal their charms. Linear and driven through the finish.
The 2022 Pinot Noir Central Coast is a lovely introduction to the modern era at Calera, opening with a fragrant, dark-fruited nose lifted by pure herbal and spice aromas. The palate is supple and deftly concentrated, finishing on a balanced note framed by gentle acidity and subtle grip.
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