Calera Selleck Vineyard Pinot Noir

The heady bouquet on our 2007 Selleck vineyard Pinot Noir is youthful, broad and
aromatic, with pomegranate, black cherry, rose petal, white pepper and strawberry. Deep,
dense, rich flavors of boysenberry, cassis, limestone, devils food cake and a streak of
sweet cherry underlie the rich mouthfeel with soft but pronounced fine-grained tannins
that give us a peek into this wines very long aging potential. Its persistent finish is long
and seductive.

Region Description

(pee noh nwahr)—A tricky grape to grow, Pinot Noir makes some of the best wines in the world. The prototype wine is red Burgundy from France but Oregon, California, New Zealand, and parts of Australia also produce good Pinot Noir. The wine is lighter in color than Cabernet or Merlot with relatively high alcohol, medium-to-high acidity, and medium-to-low tannin. Its flavors and aromas can be very fruity or earthy and woodsy, depending on how it is grown. It is rarely blended with other grapes.