- 100% Pinot Noir
- Planted in 1995 and 1996
- 2,500 vines per acre
- Huichicha soils: rocky fertile ground with lots of exposed cobblestones
- North/south oriented, which allows for indirect sunlight to influence the even ripening clusters
- Three Dijon clones: 115, 114, 113 on Rootstock 101-14 and 3309
- Moonshine Ranch is named for the century-old draughty barn on the property
- During the prohibition era, the barn served as a small factory for prune brandy
- 100% neutral French oak fermentations
- 100% malolactic fermentation
- Aged for 10 months in 50% new French oak
- 341 cases produced
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2022
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Russian River Valley
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Certified Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-MTN-43-22 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Jeb Dunnuck
Score
94
Date
2024-06-28
"Pouring a transparent but riper ruby magenta color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch is highly perfumed with aromas of violets, black raspberries, mossy earth, and a hint of blue fresh plum fruit coming through. Medium-bodied, it's pure and ripe on the palate, with silky tannins and a kiss of sweet perfume lasting on the long finish. It could use another year in bottle to shed its more primary fruit, then drink it over the following 10 years."
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2024-01-01
"The 2022 Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch Vineyard is endowed with notable textural richness and breadth. It also shows a darker fruit profile than some of the other wines in this range. A powerhouse Pinot, the 2022 is going to need a few years to be at its most expressive. Bright acids and veins of supporting tannin suggest it will drink well for many years to come. Hints of lavender, baking spice and leather linger."
Wine Advocate
Score
92+
Date
2024-10-10
"The 2022 Pinot Noir Moonshine Ranch is reluctant on the nose, demanding air to reveal scents of raspberry and strawberry preserves, pipe tobacco and earth. The light-bodied palate is soft and inviting with elegant flavors, fireworks of fresh acidity and a touch of new oak spice on the finish. Give it a year or two in bottle or a couple of hours in a decanter. 341 cases produced."
Wine Spectator
Score
95
Date
2024-06-12
"Ripe, rich and silky in feel, offering a gorgeous range and mouthfeel, with raspberry and blood orange pâte de fruit notes draped over rooibos tea, rosehip and singed vanilla notes. All of the elements meld nicely through the long, licorice-accented finish. Best from 2025 through 2037. —J.M."