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2011 Pinot Noir Jensen Vineyard

Wine Details
Producer

Calera

Place of Origin

United States

Mt. Harlan

Central Coast

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Vintages
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This wine was part of a retrospective tasting, Calera Jensen Vineyard Pinot Noir – A Journey Through Time 1978-2013.

Since his debut vintage in 1978, Josh Jensen has shown he has the magic touch with Pinot Noir at Calera. This once-in-a-lifetime tasting traced the arc of Jensen’s brilliant career through a series of remarkable Pinots that set the bar for what is possible in California.

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This is a fabulous set of new releases from Calera. I have never been crazy about the 2010 Pinots here, but the 2011s see this historic estate back at the top. With one exception, the de Villiers, the Calera Pinots are made with a healthy dose of whole clusters, which gives the wines considerable aromatic lift and complexity. In 2011, the growing season was very mild, with no days above 77 degrees. The harvest took place between late September and early November. As always, most of Calera's entry-level wines weren't ready at the time of this tasting, but they are consistently among the very best values in California. The 2013 Vin Gris of Pinot Noir is a perfect example of that.