Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noirs are typically destemmed, but not crushed; fermented in simple open-top fermenters; and manually punched down. They are barreled very shortly after pressing and allowed to rest on their lees (sediment) for the entire typical 20-23 months in barrel before bottling. This ‘reductive’ style of winemaking calls for longer time in the barrel for full development and while having two or even three vintages ‘on the floor’ at once causes cooperage congestion, it’s worth it.

As yet, none of the reds have been filtered, as this removes desirable colloidal material, essential for the kind of development we desire allowing the wine to achieve its highest long-term potential. We may not state this on the bottle, but it is our commitment nonetheless.

Current Releases

These wines are often offered ahead of release to wine shops and restaurants. They are ready to drink or cellar according to your own tastes.

Gunsalus Vineyard

Russian River Valley Futures

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Russian River Valley

Hallberg Vineyard

King Family Vineyard

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Sonoma Coast

 

 

‘High Slopes’

Platt Vineyard

Sonoma County

Library Releases

We hold back a proportion of many of our wines to watch their development over time. Once a year in November, we take a look and select a few wines from our wine library and make them available for retrospective tastings or just replenishing your cellar with a forgotten gem.

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Hallberg Vineyard

‘High Slopes’

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Hirsch Vineyard

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Gunsalus Vineyard

King Family Vineyard

Russian River Valley

Fort Ross Reserve

Fort Ross Vineyard

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Platt Vineyard

Sonoma Coast

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Sonoma County

Library Catalog

A Master List of all Pinots we’ve made since our first vintage in 1999.

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Gunsalus Vineyard

Helfer Vineyard

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Hirsch Vineyard – Diaphanous

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‘High Slopes’

Little Sister

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Sonoma Coast

Black Lightnin’

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Fort Ross Vineyard

Fort Ross Vineyard
Reserve

Hirsch Vineyard

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King Family Vineyard

Russian River Valley

Bliss Vineyard

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Fort Ross Vineyard
‘High Slopes’

Laguna

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Hallberg Vineyard

Platt Vineyard

Sonoma County