Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Paul Hobbs |
Label Name: | Russian River Katherine Lindsay Estate Pinot Noir |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 4 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 14-16°C |
Awards/Ratings
Major scores for 2018: Jeb Dunnuck 99; Wine Advocate/Robert Parker 95–97 (various cuvées); Wine Spectator 94; James Suckling 94–97; Vinous 93–94
Tasting Note
Perfumed Russian River Pinot with cranberry, raspberry, black tea and dried violet aromas; flavors of Damson plum, cola and baking spice, framed by silky tannins, bright acidity and a very long, elegant finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, mushroom risotto, rosemary-rubbed lamb, pork tenderloin. Asian: miso-glazed salmon, Peking duck, teriyaki beef, shiitake mushroom ramen.
Production Method
Hand-harvested; small open-top fermentations with indigenous yeasts; ~14% whole-cluster; cold soak and extended maceration; aged ~15 months in French oak (≈53% new); bottled unfined/unfiltered.
Vineyard Info
Katherine Lindsay Estate (acquired 1998) is Paul Hobbs’ Sebastopol estate on Laguna Ridge — ~13 acres planted to multiple Pinot clones; flagship site for his terroir-driven Russian River Pinot Noir.