Product Overview
93 Points, "Editors' Choice" - Wine Enthusiast
"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." -MK, 7/1/24
91 Points - Vinous
"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, this cleans up nicely and refreshes the palate. This is one heck of a wine at the appellation level, and it’s a great choice for drinking in the near term while you await the 2021s to emerge from their thousand-year slumber." -BN, Sep/2024
90 Points - Wine Advocate
"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." -ML, 10/24/24
88 Points - Wine Spectator
"Friendly mulled cherry and raspberry fruit is backed by light bramble and sassafras hints through the brisk, stem-tinged finish. Drink now through 2026. 25,000 cases made." -JM, 9/30/24
