Fort Ross Winery Pinot Noir Fort Ross-Seaview Sonoma Coast 2019

“"Lots of sous bois, sappy herbs, green flowers, and assorted red and slightly darker berry fruits emerge from the 2019 Pinot Noir Fort Ross Vineyard. A medium-bodied, nicely concentrated, balanced Pinot, this is one of the richer, more concentrated wines in the lineup. I like it today, yet I suspect it will develop additional complexity with another year or two of bottle age, and it should have a long life of 10-12 years, if not more."”

“"My husband and I recently visited family in San Diego, where they served this wine with dinner. I thought it looked familiar and realized that I had reviewed the 2016 vintage for this publication. I was delighted to find that the 2019 vintage is every bit as delicious as I remember the 2016. It is a smooth-as-silk wine with luscious black cherry, strawberry, raspberry fruit with vanilla notes balanced with tangy acidity and beautifully integrated fine grained tannins. It has the luscious fruit to stand up to barbequed pork ribs or sweet-sour sauces and the acidity and tannins to clear the sweetness from the palate. The winery and vineyards belong to Lester and Linda Schwartz who purchased the property overlooking the Sonoma coastline of the Pacific Ocean. Winemaker Jeff Pisoni joined the team in 2008.---- Rebecca Murphy"”