Winemaker Notes
Fresh, lively, and easy to enjoy with delightful aromas of ripe cherry and soft floral notes. Medium-bodied with bright acidity and bursting with red fruit flavors and just the right touch of oak. The lingering finish incorporates harmonious berry and earth flavors.
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Aged in stainless steel and French and American oak barrels for 12 months before release, this wine honors the fifth generation of Opici family (namely Opici Family Distributing president Dina Opici's daughter; Julia). Red currant, cranberry, and cherry dance with floral notes and white pepper. There is also a hint of licorice on the nose that is more predominant on the palate, leading to a mildly earthy finish.
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.