The dark color owes to the small berries which are typical at Coastlands. The aromas are intriguing, with notes of wild berry, tree bark, sous bois, and cigar box. The nose is reminiscent of a walk through the nearby Grove of Old Trees, located on the Sonoma Coast. For all its concentration and savory qualities there is a zest that keeps the wine full of energy. Berry notes mix with citrus and black tea to create a kaleidoscope of sensations. The wine finishes with citrus peel and hints of minerals. This would be a great pairing with a tea-smoked duck leg and a side of savory berry compote.
2017 Coastlands Vineyard Pinot Noir
Reviews
96 / Vinous
The 2017 Pinot Noir Coastlands Vineyard is a wild, exotic wine that captures so much of what makes the Sonoma Coast so fascinating, namely the ability to achieve considerable fruit intensity and richness and moderate alcohol levels. Super-ripe black cherry, blackberry, mint, lavender and dark spice notes infuse a flamboyant, arrestingly beautiful Pinot loaded with personality. Once again, the Coastlands is truly exceptional. Don’t miss it. A.G.
91 / Wine & Spirits
Ross Cobb grows this wine for Williams Selyem at his vineyard in Occidental, and you can taste the marginality of the climate in the pink-peppercorn spice and stemmy green savor of the tannins. It’s lively and long, a powerful wine crowded with youthful dark-fruit flavor and spice, delivering all its energy with coolness. Compressed and impressive, this is a wine to cellar.
Reviewed by Joshua Greene.
- Alcohol
- 13.3%
- pH
- 3.43
- TA
- 0.71g/100mL
- Barrel Aging
- 16 months
- Barrel Selection
- 65% new, 35% 1 yr.
When to Drink
2020-2027
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