Russian River Vineyards vineyard
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Sonoma, California

Russian River Vineyards

Pinot Noir Β· Chardonnay

In the winery's words

Our valley runs with the river and the fog follows it every morning. We pick early β€” usually mid-August for Chardonnay, early September for Pinot β€” because we want tension, not jam. Whole-cluster on the Pinot when the stems are ripe. Neutral oak. Long, slow ferments.

Club members get our single-block bottlings that don't make the restaurant list. Three shipments a year, each one showing a different expression of the valley.

A typical shipment

Past shipments.

Spring 2025

3 bottles
  • β€”2023 Chardonnay Starscape Vineyard
  • β€”2022 Pinot Noir Block 7
  • β€”2022 Pinot Noir Saralee Estate

Starscape is the leanest Chardonnay we make. Drink it with oysters.

Fall 2024

3 bottles
  • β€”2022 Pinot Noir Goldridge
  • β€”2023 Chardonnay Block 12
  • β€”2021 Pinot Noir Reserve

Reserve is built for the cellar. Goldridge is for this week.

Winter 2024

3 bottles
  • β€”2021 Pinot Noir Saralee Estate
  • β€”2022 Chardonnay Starscape Vineyard
  • β€”2020 Pinot Noir Block 7

The 2020 is holding beautifully. Decant 30 minutes.

Who joins

Cool-climate Pinot drinkers who care which block the fruit came from.