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.

Made from a handful of the finest vineyards on the Central Coast, this lush and vibrant Pinot Noir displays alluring layers of blackberry jam, red cassis and Bing cherry, underscored by hints of wild game and pennyroyal that add nuance and complexity to a long, focused finish.

“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 terpene-laden herbs like bay leaf and marjoram.”
93 points, Matt Kettmann, Wine Enthusiast, January 2024

“A bright and brilliant red in the glass, this has an herbal scent of tobacco, its black cherry fruit wooly and rich. The flavors are forward but balanced, with juicy intensity for duck.”
91 points, Patrick J. Comiskey, Wine & Spirits, March 2024