De Loach Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2022
£27.25
The wine
A beautiful ruby colour, with strawberry and cherry, and raspberry, rhubarb and dark plum flavours.
The Russian River Valley is among the coolest parts of Sonoma, where fog rolls in off the Pacific through the Petaluma Gap most summer evenings and burns off late the next morning, giving one of the longest ripening seasons in California. It is the appellation most closely associated with serious Californian Pinot Noir. De Loach was founded in the Russian River Valley by Cecil and Christine De Loach and bought by the Boisset family in 2003, since when the estate vineyards have been farmed biodynamically.
The producer
De Loach
View all De Loach winesDe Loach Vineyards is a well-known Californian producer based in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, one of the state's foremost cool-climate regions. Founded in the 1970s, it helped put Russian River Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on the map. Today it blends tradition with a commitment to organic and biodynamic farming.
The estate works across California, from broad-appellation everyday wines to single-region bottlings from the fog-cooled Russian River Valley. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Zinfandel lead the range, grown on a mix of sandy and gravelly soils. Cooling Pacific fog is key to their freshness.
In the cellar, the wines are made to express ripe Californian fruit with balance and drinkability. The Russian River bottlings show real finesse, the California Collection wines everyday charm. Sustainability guides the whole operation.
From an easy California Chardonnay to a serious Russian River Pinot Noir, De Loach offers Sonoma at every level. Ripe, sunny and food-friendly, these are wines that capture the generosity of California.
