
California Pinot Noir
Internationally recognized for gorgeous, pure fruit combined with great elegance ...
Internationally recognized for gorgeous, pure fruit combined with great elegance, California Pinot noir thrives among the state’s cooler, coastal zones. Characterized by eclectic flavors and aromas of strawberry, black cherry, plum and potpourri with notes of forest floor, mushroom or black tea, the best California Pinot noir boast a supple texture and good acidity, giving them the ability to improve with age.
Credited with the beginning of Pinot noir’s glory in California, two growers, Joe Rochioli and Joseph Swan in the late 1960s independently planted Pinot noir vineyards in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. Today Sonoma County remains the leading producer of Pinot noir in the state, and Pinot noir is the leading red grape in the county, achieving its highest potential, in the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast.
Other coastal appellations where Pinot noir flourishes include Carneros, Anderson Valley and most of the Central Coast.
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Flowers Camp Meeting Ridge Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Sonoma County, California
- W&S
- RP
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Merryvale Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Carneros, California
- JS
- JD
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Chanin Duvarita Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara, Central Coast, California
- WE
- RP
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Virginia Dare Winery Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Russian River, Sonoma County, California
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Metz Road Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Monterey, Central Coast, California
- WE
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Domaine Anderson Estate Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Anderson Valley, Mendocino, California
- TP
- WE
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Cuvaison Spire Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Carneros, California
- JS
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Varner Los Alamos Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara, Central Coast, California
- RP
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The Calling Patriarch Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California
- WE
- WS
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Head High Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California
- WW
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Hanzell Pinot Noir 2015Pinot Noir from Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California
- RP