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Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
Since we started producing this wine for the RouteStock portfolio, we have had two consistent vineyard sources: one in the Petaluma Gap AVA and one located 1.5 miles from the coast. With the 2021 vintage, we are delighted to begin including our new estate vineyard, located in the Sebastopol Hills region of Russian River Valley, into the blend. Our estate vineyard makes up approximately 40% of the final blend and the other two sources make up the balance.
Vintage Factsheets
2023 marks our third vintage of pinot noir sourced from the Sonoma Coast and our three vineyard sources remain the same, including our estate Moon Dust Vineyard in the Sebastopol Hills area of the southwest part of Sonoma Coast that has 11 acres of 16-year-old pinot noir vines with six different clones. Our estate vineyard is augmented with two of our dedicated grape growers, one in the southeast part of the Sonoma Coast not far from the town of Sonoma and the other in the far northwest section.
- Region
- California: Sonoma Coast
- Appellation
- Sonoma Coast
- Varietal Composition
- Pinot Noir
- Aging
- 11 months in 100% French oak; 88% neutral and 12% new.
- Alcohol
- 13.78%
The wine has a beautiful vibrant red color, and a deep brooding aroma reminiscent of dried herbs, toasted hazelnuts, and blood orange peel. The flavors are bright from acidity, and deep from concentration at the same time having flavors of shiitake mushrooms, bay laurel, lavender, and cooked red and blackberries. The wine is amazingly complex, bright, rich, and inviting.
Tasting Panel
92 Points
2023
"Savory notes of tilled earth and loam are perked up with a punch of red-cherry acidity and crunchy minerality. A very appealing umami core provides the spine against which brambly berries and cherries sing with woodsy spice. This widely available Pinot punches way above the weight its price tag might imply."
— Brian Freedman, 2025
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Routestock Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
Introducing Routestock Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
