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2012 Calera Ryan Vineyard Pinot Noir

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June 11, 2023 - $52

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RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

...offers full-bodied richness and depth to go with ample sweet black cherries, cassis, sassafras, crushed flowers and toasted spice.

93Wine Spectator

Tightly wound, with a firm mix of snappy dark berry, gravel, cedar and limestone, featuring fine-grained tannins that keep the flavors on the palate, giving them traction and persistence.

93Vinous / IWC

Sage, mint, lavender and violet overtones grace the mid-weight, subtle finish.

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast, Mt. Harlan

Mt. Harlan is an AVA in San Benito County. Mt. Harlan is in the Coast Range mountains, which are east and south of Santa Cruz and Carmel Valley. Calera is the most established winery in Mt. Harlan. Mt. Harlan is in the Central Coast AVA, a huge wine producing area that extends from Santa Barbara County in the south to San Francisco in the north. With more than 100,000 vineyard acres, it includes parts of six counties near the Pacific Ocean. Nearly 20 smaller AVAs lie within the Central Coast AVA. Central Coast earned appellation status in 1985. Included in the appellation are parts of the counties of Contra Costa, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz. Nearly every grape varietal grown in California is grown somewhere in the Central Coast AVA, though Chardonnay accounts for nearly 50% of the entire wine grape crop.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.