- Practicing Organic
- 100% Pinot Noir
- 777 clones
- Sea Field Vineyard formerly known as Home Field (Fort Ross-Seaview AVA)
- Well-drained, decomposing iron-rich sandstone of the Franciscan series
- South-east exposure
- 1,025-1,270 ft. elevation
- 100% Whole cluster
- Native fermentation
- Aged in neutral French oak barrels
- Bottled without fining or filtration
- 13% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
West Sonoma Coast
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-RAE-41-23 | 6/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
99
Date
2025-02-06
"This has great tension between the bold, dramatic fruit and mineral flavors and the chalky, firm and brightly crisp texture. Laced with layers of red and black cherries and vivid raspberries, with strawberries in the finish. All backed by nervy acidity and moderate tannins for a sense of tension and linearity."
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2025-01-30
"The 2023 Pinot Noir Sea Field is a powerful, intensely mineral wine. Iron, gravel, red-toned fruit and rose petal are all finely sculpted. Salivating acids and a spine of searing tannins give the Sea Field its shape and insistent, driving personality. Bright saline notes extend the nuanced, bracing finish. This nervy Pinot needs time in bottle to be at its most expressive."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2024-01-31
"Spices and dried strawberries with stone and mineral aromas as well as sandalwood and oyster shell. Some orange peel and lavender. Full-bodied with layers of very fine tannins that have a firm and direct nature. It goes on for minutes. So structured with tannins that spread across the palate. Needs time to soften and open. Try after 2028."
2021
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
99
Date
2023-12-04
2021
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2023-11-08
"#34 Top 100 Wines of USA 2023: Extremely aromatic with plums, crushed strawberries, rose flower, powdery dirt, before turning to cherries. Hints of flower stems. Perfumed. Full-bodied and very, very firm. Rather steely. Tight at the end. It opens beautifully in an hour or so. Drink after 2025."
2021
Vinous
Score
95
Date
2023-01-01
2021
Wine Spectator
Score
95
Date
2023-06-01
2020
James Suckling
Score
98
Date
2022-03-11
2019
James Suckling
Score
99
Date
2021-08-02
2019
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2021-01-01
2018
James Suckling
Score
94
Date
2018
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2018
Wine Advocate
Score
90
Date
2016
James Suckling
Score
97
Date
2018-11-29
2016
Wine Advocate
Score
96
Date
2022-07-14