2022 Sonoma Coast

91 Points: Jim Gordon Wine Enthusiast Advance Buying Guide - March 2024

“Warm, ripe and juicy, this easy-sipping, appealing wine offers sunny fruit flavors of red cherries, black cherries and red plums on a texture of light tannins and robust alcohol.”

91 Points: Bob Paulinski The Tasting Panel - March 2024

90 Points: James Suckling JamesSuckling.com - November 2023

“Vibrant fruit aromas of strawberries and red plums followed by lavender and orange peel with subtle toasty aromas. Medium-bodied with vivid refreshing acidity and silky tannins. Nice purity and crunchiness to it. Drink or hold. Screw cap.”

The 2022 vintage was impacted by a third consecutive year of drought that resulted in up to a 10-30% reduction in yields. The growing season was temperate, which in grape growing means we were on track, or ahead of normal growth. Then we saw some heat spikes that prompted our first picks. 2022 was a year for vintage to vintage variation and differentiation between vineyards. Grapes for this wine were harvested by hand between August 31st and September 12th of 2022.

The grapes for this Pinot Noir came from a handful of top vineyards throughout the Sonoma Coast AVA, with a focus on some of the finest sub-appellations within the region. The blend includes grapes from our Thale’s Estate Vineyard in the heart of the Russian River Valley. Other vineyards located in the Russian River Valley include River Road Ranch, the Dutton family’s Winkler and Calesa vineyards, and the Sangiacomo’s Tallgrass and Huichica vineyards in Carneros. We were also excited to include fruit from our new Nightwing Estate Vineyard in the Petaluma Gap AVA.

• composition:

  100% Pinot Noir

• alcohol: 14.5%
• bottling date: 05/24/2023
• aging:

  Aged 10 months in French oak, 30% new

• fermentation:

  15% whole cluster
  Majority fermented in small-lot fermenters