Stuhlmuller Vineyards Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2022
94 POINTS! Call Herr Doktor, good people, Stuhlmuller’s crazy delectable Russian River pinot is in Das Haus!
Stuhlmuller!!! Over 40 years of delectable Sonoma grapes, and this RRV pinot noir might well be the very BEST wine I’ve ever had from them. No cap, pinky swear, touch blue make it true…just straight truth. There are so many reasons for you to snag a few of these (64% OFF! 94 POINTS!) ultra-classy, amazingly pedigreed pinots, we might need another web page just to list them all! First off, if you are a lover of the finer things in life, like inky, cherry and cola-laden wines of supreme delectableness – go, now, and get some before we sell out! Serious brilliance here for a price that is almost…ALMOST…too good to be true!
OK - here's the scoop: Roger and Carmen Stuhlmuller purchased the 150-acre Alexander Valley property back in 1982, with much of the property already planted in the 1970s. They sold fruit to some of Napa’s and Sonoma’s finest (Souverain and Simi to name a few), and in the mid-90s, their son, Fritz, decided to keep some of the fruit and make their own wines. This pinot is one of the few wines they make outside of their estate fruit – and they make the best of some long-time relationships to score access to a couple of Russian River’s premier vineyards – including a 30+-year-old parcel planted by Gary Farrell, and farmed by generations of the famed Ulises Valdez clan. Pinot paradise. "Seamless" is a great word for this wine (we think our price is seamless too) – no scratchy edges, just pure, complex, elegant wine with tons of fine cherries and berries, toasty Asian spices, rich, warm earth, cranberry, and little flecks of minerals that just float across your tongue like some magic elixir. THAT is what we're talkin' about! 94 POINTS!
Classic Russian River beauty – and what a steal too! Under $30!!! While it lasts!
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94 points
“The grape sources of this Pinot Noir are among some of the top sites in the Russian River Valley, but sadly cannot be named due to contractual obligations. What is clear is that it's a delicious wine, teeming with the hallmark, brooding, dark Russian River Valley cherry fruit with colas spices you want from this region, along with elegant cedarwood, clove, and allspice notes. Ample concentration on the palate layers in Bing cherry fruit framed by gentle tannins and an exceedingly long finish revealing crushed stone minerality, saline notes, dried rose petals florals, and earth. Totally satisfying right now and poised to deliver the goods for another 5 to 7 years or more.”
~Decanter
While we can’t name the vineyard sourcing – this one’s for all you clone lovers out there: Calera, Swan, Pommard, Martini, as well as the newer French selection of Dijon 943. Delish!
Technical Details
- Country: United States
- Region: California
- Appellation: Sonoma County
- Blend: Pinot Noir clones: Calera, Swan, Pommard, Martini, as well as the newer French selection Dijon 943.
- Varietal: Pinot Noir
- Winemaker: Zac Childers
- Aging/Cooperage: 16 months in French oak
- Alcohol: 14.1
- Production: 625
About The Producer
In 1982, Roger and Carmen Stuhlmuller purchased a 150-acre property located at the southwestern edge of the Alexander Valley. Impressed by the quality of the 90-acres of original 1970’s vine plantings, the Stuhlmullers realized the remarkable viticultural potential of the land. Bordered to the east by the Russian River, the vineyard is situated on a unique geological site that is part river bench and part hillside. There, the vines benefit from gravel, clay, and volcanic soils, formed during thousands of years of alluvial fan movement and flooding, as well as from rocky, uplifted benchland soils that comprise the hillside sections of the vineyard. These ancient soils combined with the area’s microclimates, including clockwork fog and cool nighttime temperatures, yield fruit with a signature mineral quality, good acidity, and complex flavors.
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