2021 Calera Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir Sanford and Benedict Vineyard
93 - Wine Spectator
Since our founding in 1975, we have been dedicated ourselves to crafting wines that showcase the purity, elegance and aging potential that can be achieved from the finest vineyards on the Central Coast. Originally planted in 1971, Sanford and Benedict was the first vineyard planted in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. With a unique location that draws cool air and fog off the nearby Pacific Ocean and has ideal clay loam soils, this famed vineyard produces a beautifully structured Pinot Noir with supple tannins, savory spice and flowing layers of raspberry and black cherry.
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Wine Details
- Vintage
- 2021
- Varietal
- Pinot Noir
- Appellation
- Sta. Rita Hills
- Acid
- 0.56 g/100 ml
- pH
- 3.49
- Aging
- Aged 15 months in 100% French oak 30% new, 70% neutral
- Fermentation
- Varietal Composition: 100% Pinot Noir
- Alcohol %
- 14.5
Vintage Notes
Originally planted in 1971, this cool, marine-influenced vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA produced a beautifully structured Pinot Noir with alluring aromas of juicy blackberry, cherry, and savory sandalwood. On the palate, silky tannins and hints of spice add depth and nuance to flowing layers of cherry, black raspberry, and roasted coffee beans as they build to a long, resonant finish.