97pts Tasting Panel

A rush of sugared beet, pomegranate, and vanilla-soaked raspberry mingles with a touch of salinity on entry, while a soil compo- nent reflects the super-cool climate of the appellation. Power and elegance coexist in this red, which finishes with graphite, peony, basil, and exotic incense.

95pts James Suckling

Flowers, pure fruit, sandalwood, and perfume. Medium body, with such lively fruit character. So bright. Spice. Purity of fruit. So much going on here. All about the energy and liveliness here. 

94pts Jeb Dunnuck

The 2022 Pinot Noir West Sonoma Coast has a gorgeous perfume of wild raspberries, fresh flowers, anise, and fresh forest herbs. Medium-bodied, with a lovely structure, it’s long on the palate and has a fresh feel throughout. It’s a beautiful wine, and I would be thrilled to have a case sitting in my cellar for the next several years. Drink 2024-2036.

94pts Wine Enthusiast

There's lovely freshness to the cherry and raspberry aromas on the nose, as if they're being macerated in the glass. The palate brings all of that juiciness, along with black tea, fresh loam and cedar flavors on a minute-plus finish.

93pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 2022 Pinot Noir West Sonoma Coast is bursting with pomegranate and briar fruit, and it has loads of fine accents including allspice, licorice, sagebrush, tea leaves and blood orange. The light-bodied palate features nuanced, layered fruit. It has gently chalky tannins, bright acidity and a long finish laced with spice. This boasts a lot of complexity for such a lifted, ethereal frame.

90pts Wine Spectator

Ripe and juicy, featuring a solid core of mulberry and loganberry fruit laced with light briar, anise and black tea accents. Shows zip on the toasty finish, with good stuffing for the vintage. Drink now through 2027. 1,600 cases made.

Winemaker Notes

Hailing from the newly established West Sonoma Coast AVA, this inaugural release displays deep ruby in tint with Bing cherry, wild mountain berry, and an ethereal note of damp earth. Vibrant red and blue fruits dance on the palate, accompanied by oyster shell and a stony tension in character with its coastal influences. A silky texture and uplifted acidity add a sophistication and intensity to this wine, as well as a remarkably long finish.