Region: Russian River Valley, California

Grape/s: Pinot Noir

Farming: Sustainable/dry farming

Tasting Note: A classic representation of Russian River Pinot - red and black cherries, ripe strawberries with soft tannins and gentle spiced oak.

Background: Hopkins River Ranch has soils that are well-drained loam over a deep layer (20-30 feet) of Russian River gravel. Longtime family friend and winegrower, Bob Hopkins, planted the block they source our Pinot grapes from in 1989. They planted the Swan clone of Pinot thattends to be a lighter more delicate iteration of the varietal and compliments the Nalle style.