Pinot Noir

"Deep ruby, the 2021 Pinot Noir Fog Dance Vineyard is savory and woodsy, slowly evolving in the glass as it opens to notes of pine sap, black cherry preserve, eucalyptus, and dusty earth. Full-bodied, it boasts expansive fruit that fills the palate with fine tannins, a velvety texture, and a long finish, noted with a core of concentrated raspberry, turned soil, and spices on the finish. It’s long on the palate, with a good freshness underneath to tie this otherwise very opulent wine together."- 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

"The ruby-hued 2021 Pinot Noir Seascape Vineyard is expressive in its floral and spicy perfume of candied roses, wild cherry, and cinnamon spice. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and bright acidity, it’s ripe with fresh cranberry, orange zest, and smoky earth. It has a good, snappy finish, with wild forest herbs and a lightly musty note." - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023

"A medium ruby hue, the 2021 Pinot Noir Velvet Sisters is minty and fresh with ripe raspberry, menthol, cinnamon, and quinine. Medium-bodied, with a clean mineral feel, ripe dusty tannins, and notes of tangerine, grenadine, and fresh earth, it’s a refreshing wine in the range." - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023

"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

"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

"Aromas of wild cherry, crushed violets and a Rooibos tea-like note of earth and spice, complement the notes of salinity and ripe cherry. With polished tannin and a lengthy finish, this very elegant wine shows the beauty of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir." —Jeff Stewart & Tiaan Lordan, Winemakers

"The 2021 Pinot Noir Far Coast Vineyard pours a saturated ruby/purple color and has enveloping aromas of candied lavender, boysenberry preserve, and mentholated wooded spices. Fleshy and full-bodied, its ripe tannins build into its broad structure, with mouthwatering salinity and notes of black cherry, turned forest floor, and cedar..." - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023

"The 2021 Pinot Noir MacLean's Block pours a ripe ruby color and is more reserved in nature. It’s smoky with delicate spice as well as aromas of charred rosemary, redcurrant, and iron-rich earth. Medium to full-bodied, it offers a more linear approach, with a touch of angularity and a fresh feel to its ripe tannins. With crunchy red cherry fruit, cedar, and a pleasing bit of salinity, I like this a lot for its vibrant energy."- 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

"The 2019 Pinot Noir Hailey's Block comes from a specific block in the Arrendell Vineyard in the Green Valley district of the Russian River Valley, with 25-year-old vines planted in silty soils. It has a medium ruby-purple color and a plethora of crushed raspberries, blueberries, cranberries and strawberries, plus touches of pepper, lilac and savory herbs. The medium-bodied palate explodes with hedonistic berry fruits, gliding across the palate with a silky texture and bursts of fresh acidity that call you in again and again for another sip on the long finish. " - Erin Brooks, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, July 2022

"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