Red

Mills Vineyard Pinot Noir

Calera

Mt. Harlan · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Pinot Noir
Country
United States
Region
Mt. Harlan · Central Coast
Appellation
Mt. Harlan
Body
medium
Acidity
high
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

duck · lamb · mushrooms · seared tuna · washed-rind cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201493 pts

    The nose of this bottling is extremely focused on black raspberry and grapeseed, and its snappy dark fruit is tempered with agebrush, lavender and mace aromas. Firm and upright tannins frame the palate, where dark cranberry and clove flavors combine for layers of energy and dept…

  • 201292 pts

    Earthy elements of beet juice, wild raspberry, anise and graphite mark the nose of this single-vineyard wine by Central Coast Pinot pioneer Josh Jensen. It's tense on the palate, but not exactly sour or bitter, showing tart raspberry, woody juniper and lots of chaparral influenc…

  • 201193 pts

    Four decades of experience shine on this Josh Jensen bottling, which mixes luxuriously ripe wild berries, raspberries and cola with the sharper spice of sweet clove and dried violet. It's bright with acidity, picking up licorice in the midpalate and finishing on a tart, slightly…

  • 201092 pts

    This is delicious now for its raspberry and cherry sweetness, accented with smoky oak and brightened by crisp acidity. It shows the elegance that Calera Pinots are known for. It's complex enough to offer lots of pleasure, but you may want to age it for 6–8 years to let it mellow.

  • 200794 pts

    Typically Calera's most luscious, delicious wine in youth. The year 2007 was kind, and the result is a Pinot rich in cherries, raspberries, licorice and cola, wrapped into a silky texture, with near perfect acids and tannins. As good as it is now, it should develop over the next…

  • 200586 pts

    A little baked in fruit, with jammy cherry, black raspberry, red currant and pomegranate flavors that taste caramelized. Not likely to age well, but tasty now and for a year or so.

  • 199791 pts

    Sometimes a young Pinot is deceptive. This wine is young and silky, supple and fruity and has some sharp acidity, but it doesn't overwhelm. It's the kind of wine that doesn't overshadow food. But it's excellent Pinot. The depth of flavor and long finish suggest aging possibiliti…