2022 Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir

The 2022 White Pinot Noir Triple Seven is a clonal mix that the winery first produced in 2020 due to the smoke, but it was hugely popular with their consumers, so they’ve continued it and will be expanding production. The 2022 is a bright yellow/delicate golden hue and offers notes of citrus oils, cherry blossoms, melon, and a delicate peppery spice on the nose. Medium-bodied, supple, and rounded, it stays fresh and long on the palate and is going to age gracefully over the next 6-8 years.

The 2022 Sequitur Pinot Noir was crafted with around 12% whole clusters and matured in 35% new French oak. It has inviting scents of brown sugar, red cherry and raspberry jam, aniseed, wild mint and fern, and it continues to unfurl aromatically as it airs in the glass. The medium-bodied palate is powerful, with bursts of nuanced, spicy fruit. It has abundant, clay-textured tannins, mouthwatering acidity and a long finish with complex spicy accents.

The 2022 Pinot Noir Triple Seven is a total pleasure on the nose, displaying wonderful harmony. It blends enriching notes of cherry sauce with dusty sage, lavender, earth tones and hints of rosemary. This is round and expansive on the palate, with a solid core of primary fruit that saturates beneath an air of violet inner florals. The 2022 takes on a flowery concentration through the finish, tapering off with a tart cranberry crunchiness and edgy tannins, all offset by a bump of residual acidity. The potential here is off the charts.