Expect red and dark cherry, raspberry, dried herb, forest floor, and savory minerality with medium body, structured tannins, and bright acidity. At 13 years from vintage, the 2012 should be drinking well with secondary notes emerging.
- Varietal
- Pinot Noir
- Region
- USA / California / San Benito County / Mount Harlan
- Body
- Medium
- Style
- dry red, structured, traditional, single-vineyard
The producer
De Villiers is one of Calera's named single-vineyard Pinots from the Mount Harlan estate, planted in the late 1990s and named for Calera's longtime vineyard manager Jim Ryan's family. Same producer philosophy — limestone soils, traditional Burgundian approach.
What critics say
De Villiers has received consistently strong critical reviews alongside the other Calera single-vineyard Pinots.
Pairing
Roasted duck breast, mushroom risotto, lamb chops with herbs