Decoy California Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2018 Front Bottle Shot
Decoy California Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2018 Front Bottle Shot Decoy California Pinot Noir (375ML half-bottle) 2018 Front Label

Winemaker Notes

From its enticing bouquet to its layers of lush, pure fruit, this wine captures the vibrant charm of great California Pinot Noir. On the nose, aromas of raspberry, strawberry and rose petal rise from the glass, along with hints of rosemary and peppermint. The palate is soft and silky, with supple tannins accentuating the ripe berry flavors and helping to carry the wine to a bright and focused finish.

Professional Ratings

  • 90

    Fresh raspberry and black-cherry aromas light up this lively, mouthwatering, medium-bodied wine. The exuberant fruitiness up front leads to subtle baking-spice tones on the palate and tangy cranberry on the finish. 

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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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