Calera’s Ryan Vineyard 2021 Pinot Noir offers a different expression than the other two 2021 Calera Pinot Noirs from different vineyards, with vibrant fall spice tones of clove and cinnamon, a little leafy note, and rich black cherry fruit. This sucks up the oak imparted by its aging regimen with ease, like the Selleck Vineyard, but maintains a little softer acidic edge like the Mills Vineyard, with a firm grip on the end. I would age this for a while. For reference, I recently tasted the 2015 Jensen Vineyard (the flagship vineyard and bottling), and it seemed to be in a perfect spot.
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Calera, Mt. Harlan (San Benito County, California) Ryan Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021 ($95)
By Rich Cook
