"... Readers who enjoy structured, vibrant Pinots will find so much to like in these new releases."
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| "Visiting Cobb in Occidental is a bit like stepping into a fairy tale: a series of isolated country roads culminates in a narrow avenue running through a stand of ancient redwood trees. Past this, the view opens up to sloping fields of vines and the Pacific Ocean. When I visited in the spring of 2022, it was so quiet that the pounding of the waves at Point Reyes was audible .... Happily, the 2019s in bottle are just as spectacular as the view here, offering exceptional elegance, brightness, and purity. They have the energy and concentration to age a decade or more in the cellar, without the weightiness and density some Sonoma Pinot Noirs, especially from recent drought vintages, can have. Impressively, the vines at Cobb have been dry-farmed for two decades. 'My parents built this little house and dug a well in 1989,' Ross recalled. 'My dad practiced deficit irrigation and deep, sporadic irrigation, forcing the roots down. Now that the vines are 32 years old, they have been completely dry-farmed for 20 years. These vines haven't been fertilized or watered in all that time.'"
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| | "California Pinot Noir is never going to be Burgundy, and vice-versa, but there’s room for both – as Burgundy prices skyrocket, markets are expanding. As the climate changes, yields are plummeting. What were once ‘alternatives’ to Burgundy are becoming more than just exploratory curiosities. The history, lineage, and dominance of Burgundy is a high hurdle to clear and ends up functioning as a roadblock for a conversation focusing on delicious wines. And it was made abundantly clear to me that it’s absolutely possible to grow, produce and enjoy Pinot Noir without any comparison to Burgundy when Ross Cobb visited Los Angeles in late 2019. He hosted a vertical tasting for a small group of sommeliers and distributor, spanning the 18-year history of this small Sonoma Coast winery. As all present at the time will attest, these wines have an identity all their own, and shouldn’t be considered ‘alternatives’ to anything. Ross strikes a balance that’s hard to attain .... This winery is among the best in the state and has its eyes on the Pinot Noir long-game."
Matthew Luczy, Decanter
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| | | "The 2019 Pinot Noir Diane Cobb Coastlands Vineyard has a medium ruby color and pure, layered scents of raspberry jam, tobacco leaves, lemon peel, pencil shavings and saline. The light-bodied palate is chalky and refreshing, with detailed, mineral-laced berry fruits and a very long finish with expansive floral and spice tones."
"Medium ruby, the 2019 Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard Old Firs Block has singular scents of conifer, wilted lilac, orange peel and crushed cranberries, with accents of lemon peel and black tea leaves. The palate offers ultra perfumed, delicately styled strawberry and raspberry fruits, a fine, dusty texture, seamless freshness and a long, spicy finish. It’s a delicate expression that will be great for earlier drinking."
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$92 → Buy
PINOT NOIR RICE-SPIVAK VINEYARD 2019 "The 2019 Pinot Noir Rice Spivak Vineyard was made with about 40% whole clusters and matured for 22 months in 40% new French oak. It has a medium ruby color and pure aromas of cranberries, raspberries and rhubarb—those dark red fruit characteristics of Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir in the 2019 vintage—plus accents of orange peel, Angostura bitters, moss and forest floor. The medium-bodied palate manages a slender frame and very intense flavors, supported by an abundance of silty tannins and juicy acidity driving the very long, very layered finish."
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PINOT NOIR WENDLING VINEYARD 2018
"The second vintage of this cuvée, the 2018 Pinot Noir Wendling Vineyard is powerful and broody, offering dark cherries, iron, violet and forest floor aromas. The palate manages tremendous flavor intensity, the earthy fruits supported by an abundance of ripe, grainy tannins, finishing with both power and freshness. It's an ideal candidate for the cellar."
96 Erin Brooks, Wine Advocate CHARDONNAY DOC'S RANCH JOANN'S BLOCK 2018
"The 2018 Chardonnay Doc's Ranch: JoAnn's Block is a very distinctive wine. Dried flowers, mint, sage, chamomile, apricot, crushed rocks and almond are nicely layered. The 2018 is intensely mineral and savory, while the fruit is very much pushed into the background..."
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