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
Fresh raspberry, rose petal and orange peel aromas burst from the glass on the nose of this sumptuous Pinot. The palate displays energetic acidity, with flavors of Black cherry, plum compote, licorice and cinnamon lingering on the finish. Drink this with grilled ribs or roasted pork loin and plum sauce.
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Jeb Dunnuck
The 2023 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is a bright red hue and is lifted with fresh notes of pomegranate, cinnamon, roses, and dried earth. It’s refreshing and well-balanced, with a medium-bodied frame, an elegant feel, fine tannins, and a clean, linear finish. It’s a highly appealing appellation wine to drink now or over the next few years.
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Wine Spectator
A friendly, fruit-driven style, with plump raspberry and strawberry notes leading the way, backed by hints of singed sandalwood, rose petal and tea. A subtle kiss of toast adds to the flattering style.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The 2023 Domaine Della Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is sleek, poised, and beautifully balanced. It opens with aromas and flavors of fragrant spices, wild strawberries, and sun-dried stones, revealing both purity and precision. On the palate, the tannins are fine-grained and well-integrated, giving shape to a lingering, graceful finish. Pair this refined Pinot Noir with oven-roasted pork tenderloin seasoned with rosemary and thyme, a dish that complements the wine’s spice and bright fruit tones. (Tasted: April 18, 2025, San Francisco, CA)
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James Suckling
A smooth, easy-sipping red that also offers a decent backbone of acidity and mild tannins. It shows the classic dark fruit and concentration of the Sonoma Coast, with black cherry, clove and star anise flavors.
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.