Copain ("friend" en Français) is your new BFF if you're a fan of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah. This winery is inspired by the Rhône region creating rich, elegant and restrained wines. Les Voisins is grown in the pocket-sized region of Anderson Valley overlooking the Pacific. Their Pinot Noir presents aromatics of black cherries and baking spices. On the palate, flavors of raspberry compote and red currants are met with notes of forest floor and vanilla. The lush, silky texture is balanced with a lasting finish.
This iconic winery is about to celebrate its 40th year expressing the cool-climate California terroir through the lens of classic Burgundian techniques. Their watermelon colored rosé bursts with fresh cut strawberries and orange peel with a welcomed mineral undertone. It's so refreshing it can moonlight as bottled air conditioning on a balmy evening.
High above the thick fog and crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean lies one of the smallest wine regions in California, Anderson Valley. This tiny gem is home to Chardonnay and Pinot Noir perfection at Domaine Anderson. The family who owns this coveted estate also produces one of the most iconic Champagne houses in the world so we could say they've had some practice. (Achem, Louis Roederer's Cristal.) What makes this property even cooler - pun intended - is their dedication to both organic and biodynamic farming. Their Estate Pinot Noir is dark and rich with ripe aromas of earth, dark fruit and baking spices. It elegantly portrays one our favorite wine notes to-date -- wet forest floor.
Robert Mondavi, the unequivocal Godfather of American Wine, is a name you likely recognize and for good reason. He put California wine on the map and his legacy of quality wines still lives on strong today. The use of a Pommard Clone in this Mondavi Pinot allows for a more savory, smoky black cherry flavor alongside our old friends black pepper and vanilla.
Robert Mondavi, the unequivocal Godfather of American Wine, is a name you likely recognize and for good reason. He put California wine on the map and his legacy of quality wines still lives on strong today. This rave reviewed Pinot Noir from the cool Carneros region blends fragrant sweet red cherry layered with smoke, spice and everything nice.