Pinot Noir

The 2022 Fog Dance Vineyard Pinot Noir is medium ruby-purple in color. Notes of black raspberries, blood orange, and redcurrant jelly pop from the glass, giving way to nuances of graphite, underbrush, and garrigue. The medium to full-bodied palate is tightly wound and intense, with fantastic tension and super fine-grained tannins, finishing long and savory. Native strains were used for alcoholic and malolactic fermentation and the wine is unfined and unfiltered. Fog Dance Vineyard is from a block located on a hillside in Green Valley south of the town of Forestville in an area noted for its nightly fog intrusion.- Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, April 2024

"The 2022 Velvet Sisters Pinot Noir is medium ruby-purple in color. Wow! The nose is pure violets and rose oil, leading to a core of wild blueberries, Morello cherries, and crushed rocks with a touch of wild thyme. The full-bodied palate has a laser-fine, crisp backbone with grainy tannins and intense black and blue fruit layers, finishing on a lingering chalky note...It is sourced from a block within an estate vineyard located at the northern end of Anderson Valley, planted to Dijon clones 115, 667, 777, and Pommard." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, April 2024

"Medium ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Warrior Princess is lifted with wild herbs and spiced with clove, raspberry, and orange oil. Medium-bodied, it has fine tannins and fresh acidity throughout, with a bright and ripe nature, including notes of fresh herbs, grenadine, and lifted menthol." - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023

"Medium ruby-purple in color, the 2022 Far Coast Vineyard Pinot Noir shimmies out of the glass with energetic scents of Bing cherries, fresh strawberries, and mulberries followed by hints of roses, forest floor, and blood orange. The medium to full-bodied palate is very tightly wound, with impressive tension and a very long minerally finish... It is sourced from a block located on a mountain ridge north of Fort Ross on the Sonoma Coast. The well-drained soils at an elevation of 800-1000 feet produce wines with a great sense of focus and minerality." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, April 2024

"Pouring a deep ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Muldune Trail is more extracted with kirsch, polished leather, lavender, and pine. Full-bodied, this is the most powerful wine in this lineup, while having a luxurious feel, a velvety texture, and plushness throughout. Offering notes of turned soil and wooded earth, with meaty berry fruit and black tea, it’s a substantial wine but is well-made." - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023

"The 2021 Pinot Noir Sevens Bench Vineyard is a rich ruby hue with a bit of purple tinge and delivers savory, ripe aromas of black cherry, iron-rich earth, and cracked pepper. Full-bodied, with ripe mixed blackberry and black raspberry fruit up front, sweet tannins and a hint of forest floor emerge, and it’s ripe and spicy on the palate, with a long, juicy finish. " - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023

"Pure ruby in color, the 2021 Pinot Noir Truly Rita is spicy and expressive, with red cherry, cinnamon, and cedar. Medium-bodied, the palate is ripe with notes of orange, dusty earth, red berries, and a delicate salinity, with. Refreshing and clean, this is an attractive wine to drink over the next 6-8 years." —Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023

"The 2021 Pinot Noir Arrendell Vineyard is expressive of sassafras, brambly wild berries, and toasted cedar. Full-bodied, with a lot of balance but no harsh edges, it has fresh acidity, an ultra-fine tannin structure, and a long, graceful finish, with candied roses, black raspberry liqueur, and dusty earth. A very attractive wine, it’s drinking well now and will certainly be worth enjoying over the next 15 years." - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023

"Rich ruby with a purple hint, the 2021 Pinot Noir Docker Hill Vineyard is forward with aromas of ripe cherry, sage, and fresh pine. Medium-bodied, it’s ripe with fruit on the palate and has fine, sweet tannins and a clean finish. Fresh with wild herbs, violet, and mixed berries, elegant, and long, it’s drinking well now and will drink well over the next 10 years" - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023

"Medium ruby-purple in color, the 2022 Hailey's Block Pinot Noir opens with evocative notes of wild thyme, dried lavender, damp soil, and moss leading to a core of redcurrants, orange peel, and black pepper. The medium to full-bodied palate has firm, fine-grained tannins and a racy backbone providing a firm structure for the bright, muscular fruit, finishing long and tangy...From a very cool spot in Green Valley, Hailey's Block lies within the Arrendell Vineyard and is named after Don and Jennifer Hartford's daughter."- Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, April 2024

"The 2022 Maclean's Block Pinot Noir is medium ruby-purple in color. Scents of ripe blackberries, mulberries, and boysenberries leap from the glass, followed by nuances of licorice, tar, and underbrush. The medium to full-bodied palate is bursting with blackberry and savory layers, supported by fine-grained tannins and a lively line, finishing earthy...It is named after Don & Jennifer Hartford's son MacLean. MacLean's Block is on a vineyard located on a gentle east-facing slope, east of the town of Occidental."- Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, April 2024

"Medium ruby-purple in color, the 2022 Seascape Vineyard Pinot Noir struts from the glass with forthright notes of black cherries, black raspberries, and orange peel followed by hints of black pepper, juniper, and lavender. The medium to full-bodied palate is plush and vibrant, with perfumed black and red berry layers, finishing long and fragrant...Seascape Vineyard is located on a panoramic ridgetop west of the town of Occidental, facing Bodega Bay and the Pacific Ocean." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, April 2024

"Taking on a deeper ruby hue with an edge of youthful pink, the 2021 Pinot Noir Marin County moves into more violet, black raspberry, and fresh soil notes. Medium-bodied, with more richness on the palate, it offers notes of turned soil, tea leaf, juicy blackberries, and pressed flowers as well as ripe, sweet tannins. Rounder and more fruit forward, with a bit of a smoky finish, it’s approachable now or over the next 8-10 years." - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023