DuMOL Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2022

There is a fervent following for the fantastic DuMOL wines, and there has been since winemaker and partner Andy Smith started making his superior Sonoma County Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah back in 1999. Andy and the DuMOL team believe in wine quality through precise viticulture and reasoned sustainable and organic farming, and we are more likely to find them in the vineyard focusing on original grape quality rather than in the winery trying to find ways to ‘improve’ finished wines. While the wines have always been top notch, Andy has entered a new era in winemaking and winegrowing at DuMOL as of late, and these pristine wines have never been finer. This Pinot from the DuMOL Estate in the Russian River Valley is a bold, explosive and delicious offering. Memorable, serious and oh-so pleasurable. From Andy himself: "As one would expect, our finest vineyard has produced the most age worthy Pinot Noir of the vintage. As pure an expression of our Estate Vineyard produced thus far. Cool temperatures during the May bloom cycle reduced vine yields at our Estate by over 50%, giving this wine an effortless level of concentration and extract. But it’s not all upfront richness; there’s a clarity to the wine that elevates it and displays a vivid, lilting fruit quality — the hallmark of the vintage."