Winemaker Notes
Pomegranate, red plum and leather lead to bright fruit flavors of red cherry and rhubarb with hints of toasty oak and cranberry. A medium bodied, easy drinking wine with a long fruity finish.
Blend: 90% Pinot Noir, 5% Syrah, 4% Merlot, 1% Grenache
Vegan-Friendly. Produced in a "California Certified Sustainable Winery" (CCSW).
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This well-structured and moderately tannic wine boasts generous black fruits, beef jus and toasted oak flavors that mingle beautifully on the palate. Its savory, woodsy notes make it complex and appealing.
Editors' Choice
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
A large and diverse appellation within California’s North Coast AVA, Mendocino is home to several smaller sub-regions—most notably the Anderson Valley. This scenic region, with rolling hills covered in redwood forests as well as vineyards, is one of the world’s top producers of certified organically-grown grapes. Due to wide geographical and climatic variation, a vast array of wine styles can be found here.