Our latest set of producer profiles focuses on California Pinot Noir. Review the region's key wineries, then vote your favorites up and the over-hyped down!
What's your current favorite Pinot Noir from California? Which examples do you have on your list? Let us know in the comments here.
Love this list! It covers the legends in this category, and throws in some of the newer kids on the block making noise too. Answer to the question, I really love Anthill Farms personally, but my absolute favorites I tried in my trip to Santa Barbara a few years back were the nervy, funky bunch juices rolling out of Whitcraft winery.
Razorback is their warmest Pinot Noir vineyard, and the first they pick. As such it has the lowest acid in the family. I don't know that I would call the Fogarty wines "high acid" - they are wines made from ripe fruit, with modest alcohols. Mostly, what they are is freaking deelish... You should definitely have a look.
Would love to see Arcadian on the list
Ditto Porter Creek. I think Arnot-Roberts and Lioco should be on the list as well.
I'd love to give these a try. Checking out the Razorback tech sheets, 3.64 pH and 0.53 TA? I know this is a bad way to solely assess acid but this doesn't seem like what I would expect for higher acid pinot noir.