Calera Wine Company

de Villiers Vineyard Pinot Noir

9.043 ratings

9.05 pro ratings

Mount Harlan, Central Coast, California, USA

Pinot Noir

Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish

Top Notes For

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

8.9

Big and extracted. Too young for sure, but probably never going to be elegant.

Big and extracted. Too young for sure, but probably never going to be elegant.

May 19th, 2016

8.9

Needs more time than Hillary to explain her emails, but checking in now and it's a whopper, tame down you tiger

Needs more time than Hillary to explain her emails, but checking in now and it's a whopper, tame down you tiger

Oct 23rd, 2015

9.1

Ahhh!

Ahhh!

Apr 30th, 2022

8.9

Other day. Just drank it and it didn’t blow me away nor disappoint. Just good wine.

Other day. Just drank it and it didn’t blow me away nor disappoint. Just good wine.

Mar 19th, 2022

8.8

Lots of life left. Much more expressive on days 2 and 3

Lots of life left. Much more expressive on days 2 and 3

Feb 7th, 2020

9.0

Great Pinot with Bill and Denise at Reynolds

Great Pinot with Bill and Denise at Reynolds

Oct 9th, 2016

9.1

Heavier pinot than I'm used to, but huge back. Spice. Pretty cool.

Heavier pinot than I'm used to, but huge back. Spice. Pretty cool.

Sep 22nd, 2016

9.2

Well structured Pinot from Calera!

Well structured Pinot from Calera!

Aug 12th, 2016

9.2

Remarkable fruit. Exceptional length. Much better than I could have imagined. Try this.

Remarkable fruit. Exceptional length. Much better than I could have imagined. Try this.

Apr 3rd, 2016

8.7

16/20

16/20

Mar 24th, 2016