2017 Cobb Pinot Noir Diane Cobb Coastlands Vineyard

“The 2017 Pinot Noir Diane Cobb: Coastlands Vineyard is an outrageously beautiful wine that shows just how magical this vintage is in the right spots in Sonoma. Deep, sumptuous and layered, with exquisite nuance, the 2017 is magical from the very first taste. Succulent dark fruit, spice, leather, mint and crushed flowers infuse the 2017 with tremendous character. The 2017 is so vivid, so alluring and just breathtaking.

The 2017s Pinots are without question the finest wines I have ever tasted from Ross Cobb. Readers will note the appearance of a few new bottlings, including a stellar Pinot from the Wendling Vineyard in Anderson Valley. The 2017s all spent 22 months in barrel, which is long for California standards, but not as long as was once the case here for some wines. Moreover, Cobb has addressed the reduction issues that I felt muted some of the fruit in his wines previously. The 2017s are extraordinarily pure, brilliant wines of the very highest level.”