Cobb Pinot Noir Doc's Ranch Vineyard 2022
Cobb Pinot Noir Doc's Ranch Vineyard 2022
95+ points Audrey Frick (Jeb Dunnuck)
The 2022 Pinot Noir Doc's Ranch Vineyard is a jeweled ruby color and comes from estate-grown fruit. With more angular Nebbiolo-like structure, it reveals spicy notes of orange peel, clove, cranberries, and darker forest earth. Medium-bodied, with well-defined, angular tannins, refreshing acidity, and a more iron-rich, sanguine feel through the finish, allow some time with this one and drink over the following 15 or so years.
The 2022s from Ross Cobb are some of the best wines from the vintage, especially those that are sourced from his estate vineyard holdings. The reds are tension-packed and structured, with textures reminiscent of elegantly styled Nebbiolo, and I highly encourage readers to check them out.
94 points Vinous Media
Drinking window: 2026 - 2034
The 2022 Pinot Noir Doc's Ranch Vineyard is seamless, dark and expressive in the glass. Blackberry, gravel, lavender, sage and dried herbs all build, giving the wine notable textural resonance and volume. This brooding, dramatic Pinot is beautifully done. The balance here is compelling.
Ross Cobb follows his stellar 2021 Pinots with a set of 2022s that aren’t too far behind. Cobb opted to pick all his Pinot fruit after the Labor Day heat spikes. He gave the 2022s around 30 days on the skins, with a healthy amount of whole clusters. The wines spent 22 months in light-toast French oak barrels, in the classic Cobb style that favors longer élevage in wood than is common in the United States. Alcohols are a bit higher than normal, but not noticeably so. Although the 2022s don't quite have the dimension of the 2021s, they come very close. Readers will also want to check out the Rieslings, especially the Cole Ranch, which is terrific. - Galloni Jan 2025
95 points Wine Advocate
Crafted with 50% whole clusters, the 2022 Pinot Noir Doc's Ranch has deep pomegranate aromas complemented by wafts of mossy bark, cinnamon and conifer. The medium-bodied palate is concentrated and nuanced, offering impressive depth of flavor for its modest weight. It’s structured by fine-grained tannins and vibrant acidity and has a very long, elegant finish.