Raen Fort Ross - Seaview Sea Field Pinot Noir 2021 Red Wine

Raen Fort Ross - Seaview Sea Field Pinot Noir 2021 

Sonoma Coast, CA

99 pts. Jeb Dunnuck:

"The 2021 Pinot Noir Sea Field is a transparent jeweled ruby color and takes things up a notch with its superb aromatics of ripe cherry, gravelly earth, and fresh rose petal. Medium-bodied, with sweet tannins and notes of ripe black raspberry and fresh herbs, it maintains a light sunny touch to its slightly darker profile. Drink 2025-2040."

98 pts. James Suckling:

"Extremely aromatic with plums, crushed strawberries, rose flower, powdery dirt, before turning to cherries. Hints of flower stems. Perfumed. Full-bodied and very, very firm. Rather steely. Tight at the end. It opens beautifully in an hour or so. Drink after 2025."

95 pts. Wine Spectator:

"Shows mulled blood orange, strawberry and raspberry fruit, which meld nicely with a vibrant savory edge, along with hints of red tea and incense. The finish is underscored by crushed sea shell hints, which add nice lingering tension. Precise. Drink now through 2032. 920 cases made."

An impressively well-balanced, gorgeous Pinot that will blow your socks off! As an added bonus, it’s only 12.5% alcohol! A winner! – Wine Factor

FROM THE WINERY

2021 Sea Field Vineyard, Fort Ross-Seaview Vineyard

Varietal PINOT NOIR

Proprietors / Winegrowers CARLO & DANTE MONDAVI

Annual Production 900 9L CASES

Farming ORGANIC, REGENERATIVE, & BIODYNAMIC PRACTICES

4.8 ACRES, Clones 777

Fermentation 100% WHOLE CLUSTER & NATIVE

Alcohol 12.5%

Associate Winegrower MELANIE MCINTYRE

Our 4.8 Sea Field Vineyard (monopole) produces our most elegant wines year in and year out. This unique bottling comes from an ancient Sea Field of diverse marine soils and fractured bedrock dating back between 66 and 200 million years. Soaring 1,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean and less than 3 miles from its waters, Sea Field is both our most coastal and highest elevation pinot noir site. The combination of these elements creates Sea Field.

Delicate, lifted aromas of rose petals, orange pith, crushed pomegranate and raspberries, with the essence of where-the-forest-meets-the-ocean fill the bowl. Wild strawberries, cool-coastal forest, wet rock, sea moss and blood orange linger. On the palate, wild strawberries, faint violet flowers and distant notes of white tea lead to a seemingly endless finish.

The 2021 Vintage

2021 was truly an incredible vintage. A combination of a beautiful growing season and the realization of our team’s steadfast dedication to our farming principles led us to what is looking to be one of the greatest vintages we have produced since RAEN began, now almost ten years ago.

During the 2021 growing season, our vineyards felt healthier and more alive than ever before. Through our holistic approach to farming, the meadows and forests don't end where the vineyard begins, but rather work together. We believe that supporting this biodiversity is both better for our planet’s health, as well as essential to growing world-class wines.

We are grateful that Mother Nature gave our coastal region a nearly perfect growing season, allowing us to capture the brilliance of the year in its entirety. Our 2021 wines present a beautiful concentration of flavors with incredible vibrancy, energy and verve. Elegant and expressive, these wines capture the voice of our grand cru sites along the coast.