Calera, Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard, 1995 BRUNELLODI040225 a tireless champion of the

a tireless champion of the islands' indigenous grapes

Robert Kamen bought this rugged Mayacamas Mountains property above Sonoma after selling his first script in 1980 and planted vines the following year

the style the Letts have championed for two generations

carefully crafted to balance bitterness with a vibrant array of spices and citrus

extended time on the lees

Calera, Pinot Noir Mills Vineyard, 1995 BRUNELLODI040225 a tireless champion of theJosh Jensen spent two years combing geological surveys for limestone in California because he came home from harvests in Burgundy convinced the rock was the whole point and Mt. Harlan, high in the Gabilan Mountains south of Hollister, is what he found. Mills is one of the six vineyards he planted there, put in the ground in 1984 and named for John Everett Mills, who built the works for the property's old limestone operation, with vines sitting at