Winemaker Notes
Planted by the Cobb family between the years 1989-1998, Coastlands Vineyard is one of the most westerly planted Pinot Noir sites in Sonoma County. Originally established by David and Diane, their son Ross Cobb now farms the estate where he lives with his wife and daughter.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2021 Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard comes from vines planted between 1989 and 1998 in marine sedimentary soils at 1,150 feet above sea level. Made with 40% whole clusters, it opens with aromas of saline and red licorice, plus a touch of spicy oak from its recent bottling, over a deep core of pomegranate and lavender. The medium-bodied palate features concentrated, layered flavors supported by a firm frame of chalky tannins and focused acidity, and it has a long finish loaded with latent, spicy accents. It's powerful and nuanced, but it's developing a bit more slowly than the other 2021s. It deserves several years in bottle to unwind and will be long lived.
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Vinous
The 2021 Pinot Noir Coastlands is stunning. A wine of crystalline precision, the 2021 is captivating, to say the least. Crushed red berry fruit, blood orange, mint, white pepper, orange peel and exotic spice notes from the 40% whole clusters all run through this vibrant, chiseled Pinot. Time in the glass releases its inner perfume and layers of fruit to balance out the wine's energy. In a word: dazzling.
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Wine Enthusiast
The nose of this aromatically compelling Pinot is packed with aromas of blackberry, plum skin, lilac and pine forest. The palate brings rich, earthy flavors of cranberry, roasted mushroom and nori that mingle and dance along a deftly balanced palate with vibrational acidity and a nifty crunch of tannin
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Wine Spectator
Taut and reserved, showing cherry pit, pomegranate and blood orange notes laced with rose petal and rooibos tea details. Offers a light echo of singed mesquite through the mineral-accented finish. Drink now through 2032. 775 cases made.
The Sonoma Coast AVA is large in area but, not counting overlapping regions like Russian River Valley, only has a few thousand acres of grapevines—and it’s no wonder. Much of the region is rugged and not easily accessible. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean’s fog and cool breezes limits the varieties that can be cultivated, but it proves to be an ideal environment for high quality Pinot Noir.
Since fog is a frequent fact of life here, as are heavy marine layers that sometimes bring rain, the best vineyards are wisely planted above the fog line, on picturesque ridges that capture enough sun to provide even ripening. That, with the overnight drop in temperature that reliably preserves acidity, results in fine expressions of Pinot Noir that often receive tremendous critic and consumer praise alike, and are often in high demand.