2023 J. Rochioli Pinot Noir Three Corner Vineyard

A jeweled ruby color, the 2023 Pinot Noir Three Corner is complete, with bright highlights and great length, offering notes of cranberry cocktail, vibrant acidity, and a long finish. In my opinion, this is the best of the lot. The tension in this wine is fantastic, and it has a sporty nature, with fantastic, focused energy. From the second oldest vines on the property, it’s only going to improve over the decades. Drink 2025-2050. Tom Rochioli is leading his historic family winery and vineyards along with his wife Theresa and their children, Rachael (General Manager) and Ryan (Assistant Winemaker). The focus is on estate-grown expressions of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and old vine Sauvignon Blanc. Tom’s grandparents immigrated from Italy in 1911 and came to the Russian River Valley in 1938, moving to the 125-acre Fenton Acres property where the winery is today. In the 1970s and 1980s, Tom’s father Joe began selling their grapes to winemakers Davis Bynum and Williams Selyem, who produced some of the best wines in the region. It wasn’t until 1983 that Rochioli decided to produce their own wines and changed the name of the property from Fenton Acres to Rochioli Vineyards.

The 2023 Pinot Noir Three Corner Estate is creamy and ample, with bright acids and plenty of tannin to back it all up. Vibrant red-toned fruit, blood orange, spice, white pepper and chalk are all super-expressive in the glass. The Three Corner marries aromatic intensity with gorgeous textural presence.