2021 Reuling Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
2021 Reuling Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
Reuling Vineyard has a unique terroir that continues to fascinate our winemakers. Planted in 2000 under the direction of Mark Aubert and Peter Michael Winery, this vineyard is comprised of three unique Pinot Noir clones – Calera and two distinct “suitcase” clones from the Vosne-Romanée region of Burgundy. The vineyard benefits from cool marine influences converging from the coast yet is exposed to the sun on a gentle slope, allowing the grapes to reach optimal maturity. This 2021 Pinot Noir opens with complex aromas of berries, earth and forest floor that lead to intriguing dark cherry, mushroom and truffle notes.
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The New Wine Review
"This is a cool-climate vineyard near Forestville that keeps things light and layered in red and blue berry, bramble patch and impressive structure. Bright and effusive on the nose and in texture, it shares lovely hints of cardamom and clove between rose petal." - Virginie Boone, The New Wine Review
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International Wine Report
"The 2021 Reuling Pinot Noir from Sojourn rests in 50% new French oak barrels and displays a glimmering medium ruby and garnet core with a neon purple rim. Blue plums, huckleberries, black raspberries, Christmas spices, and toasted vanilla notes spill from the glass. A chewy, lush, and interesting Pinot that finishes long with a blue-fruit leather note on the back palate." - Jeremy Young, International Wine Report
Reuling Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
Reuling Vineyard lies just off Highway 116 between Graton and Forestville. Developed in 2000 by Mark Aubert and Peter Michael Winery, the site has become one of the premier Pinot noir and Chardonnay properties in California.