Beautiful new Pinot Noir from boutique producer Salty Goats, one of our favorite new wineries! Limited.

95 Points Decanter: "The 2024 Salty Goats Coastline Project is a blend sourced from four vineyards: Red Car Estate in Fort Ross-Seaview,  Lucky Well in Occidental, Flocchini Vineyard in the Petaluma Gap, and MacDougal Ranch near Red Car Estate, farmed by Carlo Mondavi on a south-west-facing slope. The wine includes 25%  whole cluster native fermentation and was aged for 12 months. in barrel, with 25% new french oak, bottled unfined and unfiltered. There is a real 'yummy' factor here, framed by dark , expressive fruit, with black cherry and blackberry underscored by blue-fruit flashes and wet slate nuances. Medium-bodied and beautifully proportioned, the palate reveals gorgeous brown baking spices, Asian spice accents and blood-orange acidity, alongside a deeply floral character thats permeates the wine. A lasting impression of ripe fruit lingers through the mid-palate and carries onto a bright, lengthy finish, supported by a powerful backbone of ripe, well-integrated tannins. Quite a fabulous wine in 2024."

Salty Goats Wine Company is a new portfolio showcasing the talents of rising stars Joe Harden and Phil Holbrook, the acclaimed winemaking team at Nickel & Nickel. Joe and Phil are prodigies in Napa Valley winemaking, mentored by Thomas Rivers Brown, and appointed head and assistant winemakers at Nickel & Nickel at the remarkable ages of 30 and 28, respectively. At Salty Goats, Joe and Phil are free to explore their own creative vision, crafting wines that are both elegant and expressive. The wines are made at TRB’s Mending Wall facility with grapes from some of the finest organically farmed vineyards on the Sonoma Coast and in Napa Valley.