2021 Calera Monterey County Pinot Noir Chalone Vineyard
750ml$59
95 - Wine Spectator
Like our own Mt. Harlan estate vineyards, Chalone Vineyard’s renowned Pinot Noir vines are planted in limestone-rich soils at soaring elevations reaching heights of 1,800 feet. Crafted using grapes from 20-year old vines, this dynamic wine offers velvety tannins, lush flavors of blueberry andbriary strawberry and a sophisticated undercurrent of minerality.
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Wine Details
- Vintage
- 2021
- Varietal
- Pinot Noir
- Appellation
- Monterey County
- Acid
- 0.58 g/100 ml
- pH
- 3.44
- Aging
- Aged 15 months in 100% French oak 30% new, 70% neutral
- Fermentation
- Varietal Composition: 100% Pinot Noir
- Alcohol %
- 14.5
Vintage Notes
Grown at elevations reaching 1,800 feet, the famed Chalone Vineyard has produced a lush and sophisticated wine with aromas of juicy pomegranate, boysenberry and briar patch. On the palate, flavors of cherry cola, sweet leather, and black pepper are framed by silky tannins and an undercurrent of tightly wound acidity.