Calera 2022 Central Coast Pinot Noir 750ml

The 2022 Pinot Noir Central Coast is one of the few fully destemmed wines in the Calera portfolio. It’s packed with sweet cherry-berry fruit, citrus peel lift and savory, earthy undertones. Morello cherry and marionberry join nips of blood orange zest, sweet tobacco and lavender, blossoming with air to reveal their charms. Linear and driven through the finish, this cleans up nicely and refreshes the palate. This is one heck of a wine at the appellation level, and it’s a great choice for drinking in the near term while you await the 2021s to emerge from their thousand-year slumber.

Score: 91 points -- Billy Norris, Vinous, 2024