cloneCalera selection
also: Jensen selection
Cuttings Josh Jensen is said to have brought back from Burgundy in the mid-1970s, planted on Mount Harlan and passed around California since. Growers who plant it say so on the label.
The story Tradition
Tradition holds — the cuttings came from the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. That story is told widely, including by people who bought the plant material; documentation for the specific source is another matter.
Facts
| origin | California |
|---|---|
| region | California |
| confidence | low · needs verification · updated 2026-09-16 |
Its kin
cellarCaleraThe vineyard it is named for.and of this page it says: The cuttings that came home with him, and what growers now call them.personJosh JensenWho carried it, by the usual account.and of this page it says: The cuttings that travelled with him.practiceMassal selectionThe practice, and its grey areas.
Sources
- The Heartbreak Grape: A Journey in Search of the Perfect Pinot Noir — Marq de Villiers, 1993
- North American Pinot Noir — John Winthrop Haeger, 2004
Where it came from: Cited a source we name · Harvested pulled from an open dataset · Tradition what the tradition says, hedged · Inference this project's reasoning · Field somebody stood there. This record as JSON.