Long before the Central Coast was a darling of the wine world, legendary vintner Josh Jensen looked at a remote, windswept limestone ridge in the Gabilan Mountains and thought, "Yes, I'll plant notoriously finicky grapes right there." Founded in 1975, Calera (Spanish for “lime kiln”) became a pioneer of premium California Pinot Noir. Jensen chased the holy grail of Burgundian limestone soils, establishing six revered estate vineyards on the rugged slopes of Mt. Harlan. Today, under the watchful, genius eye of Winemaker Mike Waller, this iconic gravity-flow winery continues to craft some of the most sought-after, collectable New World wines on the market. It turns out that isolation, extreme altitude, and a stubborn refusal to do things the easy way make for legendary storytelling—and even better wine.