2018 Del Dotto Pinot Noir Fort Ross-Seaview Sonoma Coast

Winemaker Notes

Like the 2017 vintage, the 2018 vintage of Pinot Noirs from the Sonoma Coast offer some of the deepest and most serious Pinot Noirs we have produced.  The Estate offering has an amazingly complex display of black cherry, fresh earth, forest floor, black tea, and even light hints of vanilla bean.  More than the expressions themselves, it is the balanced concentration and finesse of how they present.  The Estate offers more of the forest floor expression with an exceptional lively and silky entry on the palate that carry the weight and concentration with such finesse and complete elegance.  The continuity among the last several vintages has been very impressive from this vineyard.

About Winery

Although the Del Dotto story begins on our Rutherford Estate, it has expanded to include seven other specially selected appellations.

Currently our footprint consists of 437 acres with 121 acres planted of varietals including chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, pinot noir, syrah, cabernet sauvignon, cabernet franc, merlot and sangiovese. It took 18 years to find the ideal sites to cultivate each individually selected grape clone and to maximize the terroir flavors in the wines. Each vineyard is organically farmed, with no chemical sprays or fertilizers, and all weeding performed by hand. The plants are meticulously cared for by professional vineyard workers in order to maintain the quality of the crop that defines the Del Dotto reputation