2021 Arista Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyard 750ML

2021 Arista Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyard 750ML

2021 Arista Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyard 750ML The Ferrington Vineyard, one of California’s most acclaimed Pinot Noir vineyards, sells to eight wineries and is tucked away just off Highway 128 in Booneville, a small town in the heart of the Anderson Valley. Though 25 acres of the vineyard are planted to multiple clones of Pinot Noir, we have selected a block in the vineyard that was planted to the Pommard clone because of its proven legacy in this cold climate appellation. Pommard is one of the oldest Pinot Noir clones found in California and is favored by many winemakers for its ability to produce outstanding wines without the help of other blending clones.

The wine world was all buzzing about this wine. In 2012 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.

I have two of their single vineyards Pinot to offer. This is liquid gold! California Pinot Noir does not better.

The 2021 Arista Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyard and the 2021 Arista Pinot Noir Lucky Well Vineyard. These wines will received huge press, 2021 great vintage  This is as good as Pinot Noit  gets from California. Very hard to get and tiny amounts available.