Calera, Mt. Harlan (San Benito County, California) Pinot Noir 2016

 Very tightly wound at present, this vintage of Calera’s Mills Vineyard Pinot Noir needs a little time to come around, but it will do so with grace.  Tea and earth notes currently take center stage, with strawberry and blackberry fruit set a row back.  As the structure softens up the fruit will join the front and bring a rich complexity that you’ll savor.  If you know Calera, you know that this is characteristic of their Pinot line, and that it’s worth the patience involved.