2021 Arista Pinot Noir Russian River

2021 Arista Pinot Noir Russian River

The wine world was all buzzing about this wine. Winemaker Matt Courtney jumped ship leaving Marcassin to become winemaker for Arista a Sonoma based, family owned Winery that specializes in Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and the hunt was on. Marcassin Pinot Noir is as good as it gets. It is the benchmark for Pinot Noir and extremely expensive and impossible to get, maybe a bottle here and a bottle there. I have been trying to get my hands on the Arista  Pinot Noirs ever since. Matt Courtney is a rock star winemaker also making wines at Martinelli with Helen Turley and Robert Biale in Napa. They again have become impossible to get. These are some of the finest Pinot Noir being made in California. The Wine Spectators comments that Arista’s wines should be at the top of your wine wish list. The wines are made using the same traditional Burgundian methods he learned at Marcassin, without fining or filtration. These wines have a depth and length like great Grand Cru Burgundy but are richer and rounder. Today we have a great offer on their superb Arista Russian River Pinot Noir 2021. 2021 is a great vintage, sourced from some the greatest vineyards in the Russian River Valley. Russian River Pinot Noir at its finest!