Calera 卡列拉

1975 年，Josh Jensen 在加利福尼亚中央海岸的加维兰山脉创立了卡列拉酒庄。 几个世纪以来，他在勃艮第的导师们一直在富含石灰的土壤中种植黑皮诺，受到这些导师的启发，Jensen 也决心于挖掘加利福尼亚富含石灰石的土壤，以创造出独特而时尚的由风土驱动的黑比诺。 48 年后，卡列拉葡萄酒以其优雅、复杂和对中央海岸风土的时尚表达而享誉全球。

“Calera”是西班牙语中“石灰窑”的意思。 这种窑出现于 1860年左右，用于加工石灰岩以用于水泥和砂浆。 岩石碎片会在高温下“煮” 24 小时。

Josh Jensen 于 1974 年购买了充满石灰石的 Mt. Harlan 庄园。他知道“钙质”土壤非常适合种植黑比诺和霞多丽葡萄，以酿造经典的世界级葡萄酒。

卡莱拉位于蒙特雷以东40 公里处的加维兰山脉中。 寒冷的海洋空气从太平洋流入，席卷海拔 670 米的卡莱拉葡萄园，使其成为加州最凉爽的种植区之一，平均比卡内罗斯（纳帕谷 -索诺玛谷）低 2-3˚C。

在七十年代中期，Josh 被认为是一个非常叛逆的人，他在如此偏远、贫瘠的地区种植了一个葡萄园。 当时，“风土”不是一个常用的术语，黑比诺也不被认为是优质的加州葡萄酒。

现任酿酒师迈克·沃勒 (Mike Waller) 是黑比诺 (Pinot Noir)的大师，以其以风土驱动的酿酒方法而闻名，他与传奇葡萄 酒商乔什·詹森 (Josh Jensen) 合作了十多年，帮助指导卡列拉的酿酒工作。 迈克的酿酒风格彰显了卡列拉在 Mt. Harlan 的六个著名地块的特点和复杂性，这些地点是新世界一些最受推崇的葡萄酒的产地。 在酒庄，迈克捕捉到这些顶级葡萄园的微妙差别，酿造出以层次丰富的优雅和陈年潜力而闻名的精致葡萄酒。

Calera中央海岸系列的葡萄则是来自中央海岸产区的诸多知名子产区，例如圣巴巴拉郡、圣路易斯奥比斯波郡等等。葡萄的质量是首要考虑的因素，所以在采摘季期间，只有品质上乘的果实才会被用于酿酒。

In 1975, Josh Jensen founded Calera in the Gavilan Mountains of California’s Central Coast. Inspired by his mentors in Burgundy, who have grown Pinot Noir in lime-rich soils for centuries, Jensen’s goal was to unearth limestone-rich soils in California to create unique and stylish terroir-driven Pinot Noirs. 48 years later, Calera wines are revered globally for their elegance, complexity, and stylish expression of the Central Coast terroir.

“Calera” is Spanish for Limekiln. This kiln was built circa 1860 for use in processing limestone rock for use in cement and mortar. The rock pieces were “cooked” at high heat for 24 hours.

Josh Jensen purchased the limestone-laden Mt. Harlan property in 1974. He knew that the “calcaire” soils were perfect for growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes to make classic, world-class wines.

Calera is located 40km East of Monterey, in the Gavilan Mountains. Cold marine air flows in off the Pacific Ocean and sweeps over Calera’s vineyards up at 670m altitude, making them one of the very coolest growing regions in California, on average 2-3˚C cooler than Carneros (Napa Valley-Sonoma Valley).

In the mid-seventies Josh was considered quite the renegade, planting a vineyard in such a remote, barren area. At the time, terroir was not a term commonly used and Pinot Noir was not recognized as a quality California wine.

A master of Pinot Noir, known for his terroir-driven approach to winemaking, current winemaker Mike Waller has worked alongside legendary vintner Josh Jensen for more than a decade, helping to guide winemaking at Calera. Mike’s winemaking style honors the character and complexity of Calera’s six renowned sites on Mt. Harlan, which are the source for some of the New World’s most revered wines. In the winery, Mike captures the nuance of these grand cru-caliber vineyards to create sophisticated wines renowned for their layered elegance and aging potential.