Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Beautifully concentrated yet graceful, this full-flavored wine fills the mouth with gorgeous black fruit and subtle spices. Medium- to full-bodied and moderately tannic, giving a lively texture and a lingering finish. Good depth and richness with superb balance.
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Wine Enthusiast
This wine is opulent, with aromas of dark berries, sandalwood, florals, toasty vanilla and dried herbs on the nose. The flavors on the palate are baked strawberry, raspberry-rhubarb jam and grapefruit zest, gliding into yellow plum, chicory, dried mushroom, black peppercorn and a dry, supple finish.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Supremely fragrant in the glass, the 2022 Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyard is highly expressive in rose, lavender, and dried herb, with a supple mid-palate and impressive length. The fruit is citrus-bright with enduring freshness adorned in enduring aromatics of rose petal and anise.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The nose of the 2022 Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyard is a kaleidoscope of strawberry, raspberry and wild cherry and nuances of garrigue, juniper, tea leaves and tobacco. The medium-bodied palate is just as generous, flooding the mouth with layer after layer of fragrant fruit, and the spice from its 16-month maturation in 56% new French oak is seamlessly integrated. Despite its concentration, it has a weightless feel due to its lacy tannins and vibrant acidity, and it boasts a very long, perfumed finish.
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Wine Spectator
Vibrant mulberry and boysenberry fruit spills forth, carried by finely beaded acidity as this picks up a shading of potpourri through the caressing finish. Shows delightful purity. Drink now through 2031. 881 cases made.
Anderson Valley, located in Mendocino County just above Sonoma County, is one of California’s coolest AVAs, allowing it a long growing season. Only 15 miles long, the region makes a slice eastward through the mountains, from the frigid Pacific Ocean. Dramatic diurnal temperature variations here preserve grape acidity and thus freshness in the finished wines. These are prime conditions for growing Pinot Noir, and the valley produces many fine versions. Characteristics of Anderson Valley Pinot Noir typically include crisp acidity, cranberry and strawberry notes as well as earthy notes of forest floor and mushroom.
Still Pinot Noir, however, is only part of the story. Pinot Noir, along with Chardonnay, are also grown for Anderson Valley’s exceptional sparkling wines. Produced via the traditional method, these offer a classic toasty note from lees aging, bright, complex fruit notes and a clean, refreshing character.