Dumol Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Wester Reach 2023 CS20230516 crafted from young vineyard blocks

crafted from young vineyard blocks with Cabernet Sauvignon

It has heavy oak notes

crushed rocks

relying upon the marine influence of the nearby Pacific to keep it exceptionally cool and the evening fog to provide moisture

Dumol Russian River Valley Pinot Noir Wester Reach 2023 CS20230516 crafted from young vineyard blocksMost appellation level Pinot is what didn't make the cut for the single vineyards. Wester Reach is the opposite: a deliberate tour of the Russian River Valley, blending DuMOL's own estate blocks with vineyards they've planted, farmed and harvested for over twenty five years from the warmer valley floor out to the coolest western reaches where fog and coastal ridges keep things tense. Roughly half the fruit is estate grown. The result is a Pinot that's