Cobb Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2021

Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2021 94WA/93VM
Sonoma Coast, CA

94 pts Wine Advocate:The 2021 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast, made with 40% whole clusters, has ringing tones of cranberry, rhubarb, tobacco leaves and botanical undertones. The light-bodied palate features concentrated, nuanced red fruit supported by a frame of chalky tannins and vibrant acidity, and it has a long, spicy finish. 950 cases produced.

93 pts Vinous: The 2021 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) is a new wine, and what a wine it is!  The purity of fruit is just striking.  Ross Cobb blended five sites and several clones to craft this exquisite, vibrant Pinot Noir.  Crushed flowers, bright red-toned fruit, orange peel, and spice all race across the palate.  The 2021 is flat-out gorgeous.  That's all there is to it.

Our Note: This is their intro wine and it is better than the majority of Pinot I taste from California on a regular basis, many that are more expensive. Poised, elegant, but densely flavored (med+) and layered with very good complexity and length (med+).  Red raspberry, cherry, and red plum fruits, earthy notes and a sense of loaminess, mild spices from some stems. Elegantly textured, medium bodied, with fine acidity and supple tannins.

Over the history of Cobb Wines, Ross has had the privilege of working with an array of high-quality vineyards throughout the region. After 20 years of bottling small amounts of single vineyard designates from the appellation, we are excited to release the first blend representing the best from the Sonoma Coast. Having amassed a quiver of different sites on the western edges of the coast, Ross has put together a wine that showcases both his style of wine making, and the cool-climate nature of the Sonoma Coast. This wine is an absolute pleasure, showing giving fruit up front with lots of red notes on the palate and classic structure and acidity that has become a hallmark for Cobb Wines. Though it will age for years like all of Ross’s wines, this bottling can be thoroughly enjoyed the year it is released.

Whole Cluster 40% | Vineyards: Doc's Ranch, Abigail's, Emmaline Ann, Hopen, Mes Filles | Barrels: Aged in 30% New French Oak for 17 months