2022 WALT Bob’s Ranch Pinot Noir
Critic Review
"...The palate comes off super seamless and concentrated with serious flavor density, power and brilliant underlying finesse. A massive core of dark fruits greet you with freshly tilled soils, with underlying citrus zest accents. Super complex and delicious, enjoy this beautiful wine now and over the next fifteen plus years. For my palate this is the finest edition of this wine made yet."
93 Points | Wine Enthusiast, Tom Capo
"The nose of this darkly tinted Pinot Noir is awash with blackberry compote, white pepper and orange zest. On the palate, there’s a sultry umami flavor of dried mushroom that is quite heady, with fresh Bing cherry and a wave of blooming geranium that lead to a minute-long finish loaded with juicy acidity."
2022 WALT Bob’s Ranch Pinot Noir
Bob’s Ranch Estate Vineyard
Characterized by its proximity to the Pacific Ocean;
Coastal breezes along with low rolling hills and
morning fog define this cool climate site
Sonoma Coast Appellation
Heavy fog and strong winds tempered by bright
afternoon sunshine
Petaluma Wind Gap
Creates a unique micro-climate within
the appellation, producing distinctive
Pinot Noir
Sandy, Well-draining Soils
Stresses vines into producing grapes of full
varietal intensity
43 Vineyard Blocks on 72 Acres
With an array of clones and field selections,
this ranch produces complex and delicious wines
Our 2022 Bob's Ranch Pinot Noir is a bold, expressive, and nuanced wine. Richly fruited with blackberry, cherry and plum, the nose is underscored with complex notes of tilled earth and spice. On the palate, plush richness is balanced with elegant acidity and evolves into a finish that resonates with notes of dark chocolate and salinity.
Blackberry
Cherry
Plum
Tilled Earth
Bob’s Ranch vineyard is characterized by it’s proximity to the Pacific Ocean. Coastal breezes along with low rolling hills and morning fog define this cool climate site. Comprised of 43 vineyard blocks on 72 acres, and planted to an array of clones and field selections this ranch produces complex and delicious wines of true Sonoma Coast character. This wine hails from our best vineyard blocks at Bob’s Ranch each year.
| Bottle Size | 750mL |
|---|---|
| Varietal Composition | 100% Pinot Noir |
| Appellation | Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County |
| Vineyard | Bob's Ranch Vineyard |
| Vintage Notes | The 2022 vintage wines are immediately appealing, showing fruit-forward aromatics, breadth, and sophistication. Even in the third year of drought, good vine growth was a pleasant surprise. Heavy rains started at the end of November, continued into early December, dried down, and arrived again near bud break, resaturating the soils. Frost in March contributed to a lighter crop. By July the season was tracking on the warmish side indicating an earlier harvest. Temperate weather was interrupted by a big heat wave in early September, which propelled earlier ripening sites into a fast-paced harvest window. |
