Winemaker Notes
This Pinot Noir exhibits aromas of dark cherry, raspberry, strawberry and spice. On the palate it delivers generous black cherry, wild raspberry, blueberry and earthy minerality. Elegant, balanced, lush and focused. The mouthful is ample and plush gaining depth with a lingering velvety finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Bright cherry and raspberry liqueur aromas dominate the nose of this softly colored but intensely aromatic Pinot. The palate is saturated with brandy-soaked cherries, anise and sweet cinnamon flavors in a medium-bodied frame.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2022 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast boasts a medium ruby color and is spicy and ripe with aromas of red berries, lifted spice, dusty earth, and wild herbs. Mid-weight and bright on the palate, it has zippy lift along with good ripeness and a clean, spicy finish. It’s a solid appellation wine to enjoy over the coming 5-6 years.
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James Suckling
Fruity, juicy and fruit-driven, with raspberries, sour cherries, cranberries and mild spices on the nose. Medium-bodied with silky tannins and bright acidity. Succulent, with crunchy wild berry character on the palate and a flavorful finish with a peppery kick.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2022 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast has soft scents of briary fruit, woodsmoke, dried herbs and tobacco. The medium-bodied palate offers plenty of fruit to balance its generous new oak character. It has a silky texture, gently tangy acidity and a long, spicy finish.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2022 Domaine Della Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is well balanced and pleasing on the palate. This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of dried spices, chalk, and savory earth. Enjoy it with a grilled lamb and heirloom tomato sandwich. (Tasted: October 12, 2024, San Francisco, CA)
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.