Winemaker Notes
LOLA North Coast Pinot Noir is a blend of unique vineyards from Mendocino, Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast and Monterey. Bright garnet in color with aromas of cola, blackberry, cherry and vanilla notes, this wine has a rich layered mouth-feel, abundant in flavor and texture. The many layers find focus on the palette while the subtle tannins carry the wine through a soft, balanced, and lingering finish.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2019 LOLA California Pinot Noir shows excellent richness and style. TASTING NOTES: This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of sandalwood, dried spices, oak, and black fruit. Pair it with grilled lamb chops topped with mint leaves. (Tasted: October 5, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
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.