Within the greater Sonoma region, there are certain areas which excel when it comes to the production of Pinot Noir. This is generally due to their relative proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its moderating influence. The Sonoma Coast AVA encompasses almost half-a-million acres abutting the California shoreline, and it includes a number of individualized sub-regions such as the foggy and chilly Green Valley AVA and the Russian River Valley AVA surrounding its namesake body of water.

The Sonoma Coast region is particularly well-known for its cool climate and high-rainfall percentages when compared to other, more inland, wine producing areas. This results in wines which are vibrant, smooth, fruit-filled, intense, and evocative of the ocean-side geography and steep surrounding terrain. Listed below you will find excellent examples from both the larger region, as well as the aforementioned sub-regions, all of which are delicious, and many of which are highly-rated as well.

Today's email includes wines available in our wine store as well as wines with BuyNow prices from the Vinfolio Marketplace.

By offering wines from both the wine store and the Marketplace, we are able to provide you with the most complete list, and the greatest flexibility, when it comes to locating the most impressive range of Sonoma Pinot Noir online.

Highlights include:

• 2005 Swan, Joseph - Pinot Noir Saralee's Vineyard (90 IWC) $35.95 - "Light red. Highly perfumed, spicy bouquet of redcurrant, strawberry and fresh flowers. The palate features vibrant red fruit flavors, silky tannins and good tangy lift. Leaves a strong impression of red cherry behind, along with a hint of cracked pepper. This is really elegant, even understated, and sure to please those turned off by modern-day pinots made in a Grenache style." - Josh Raynolds, International Wine Cellar

• 2006 Aubert - Pinot Noir Reuling Vineyard (93 IWC) $124.95 - "Good full, deep red. Deeply pitched aromas of red plum, raspberry, wild strawberry, cola, underbrush and earthy spices, all lifted by a floral element. Sappy, sweet, dense and thick, with impressive extract to the raspberry and underbrush flavors. This is huge without coming across as aggressive, and the tannins are wonderfully fine-grained..." - Allen Meadows, Burghound

• 2007 AP Vin - Pinot Noir Kanzler Vineyard (93 WS) BuyNow for $55.00 - "Intense, spicy and vibrant, with a tight minerally core of black cherry and berry fruit that fans out nicely, keeping the full-bodied flavors well-centered. Complex and concentrated, with a nice loamy earth aftertaste." - James Laube, Wine Specator

• 2007 Kosta Browne - Pinot Noir Koplen Vineyard (96 WS) BuyNow for $140.00 - "This has a wonderful purity of flavor, with rich, expansive layers of fruit, built around ripe plum, black cherry, wild berry, raspberry and blackberry, fanning out beautifully, with a long, lingering finish that keeps repeating the fruit themes." - James Laube, Wine Spectator

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