Calera Pinot Noir Central Coast 2023

. Original price: $32 . Final price: $24.99
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In 1975, legendary vintner and pioneer Josh Jensen founded Calera (Spanish for “lime kiln”) high in the Gabilan 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. Nuanced
and complex, this Pinot Noir showcases a long, elegant finish, solidifying its status as a regional benchmark.

The fruit for this wine is sourced from vineyards San Benito County, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Monterey County.

Professional Scores

93

Leave it to this pioneering Central Coast producer to craft an appellation cuvée that tastes exactly like this region smells. Aromas of sagebrush, pepper, iron and red plum lead into a palate of juniper, bay leaf and pomegranate flavors, proving savory and sunny at once. — Matt Kettmann

Wine Enthusiast

91

The 2023 Pinot Noir is seamless and supple in vanilla, dark cherry, and a twist of earthy forest, sourced from several vineyards in San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara. Long lasting, fresh, and approachable, it has full-bodied weight and breadth supported by supple tannins and spiced oak and should be enjoyable for another 5-7 years.

Jeb Dunnuck

750ml