Calera “Ryan Vineyard” Pinot Noir
Staff Pick

Calera “Ryan Vineyard” Pinot Noir - 2016

Item # 24079 750mL

Deep, juicy black plum bouquet beautifully integrated with the signature Mt Harlan minerality. It expresses very nice balance, excellent structure, good grip and a graceful mouth-feel combined with deep flavors of currant, raspberry and dark spice. It’s an alluring wine, quite delicious now, and has a long life ahead.
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Color
Red
Vintage
2016
Country
USA
Region
California
Sub-Region
San Benito
Appellation/Village
Mount Harlan
Producer
Calera
Grape Variety
Pinot Noir
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Staff Pick Notes

This Pinot Noir is easily one of the best of its category. The lovely nose is peppery and earthy. Decanting will allow the firm tannins to fuse well with the dense but elegant dark red fruit and extend the lightly spicy finish. Ryan’s Vineyard is planted at a lofty 2,500 feet above sea level and the brisk Pacific breezes temper the region’s hot sun. The earthy minerality of this organic wine is well-displayed on the palate. To be honest, I might not have identified this as a Pinot Noir in a blind tasting. It is so complex and almost lush, despite its light-bodied profile. Sometimes people ask for a justification for a wine’s price, and admittedly there can be occasional times when it is difficult to find one. But a single sip of this wine makes its pedigree plain. Drink now or hold.

- TR

Glossary

Pinot Noir

The Burgundy region of northeastern France is the historic home of the Pinot Noir grape, and is the source of the world’s greatest examples. Here one finds renditions of Pinot Noir that deliver power with finesse and grace, wines that have unimaginable depth of flavor, yet are perfectly balanced and ephemeral in the mouth - in short, wines that deliver all that Pinot Noir has to offer. Terroir, the concept that wines from a specific region have unique and identifiable traits, is intricately...

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California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

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