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This is a red wine for white wine drinkers. It may even benefit from a slight chill. The Pinot Noir at Catie's Corner has some of the most complex floral and berry notes among all our vineyards. Catie's Corner is farmed for us by Steve Dutton, one of the most revered winegrowers of the Russian River Valley. The 2020 vintage is a natural-style wine with a vivacity, fruitiness, and crisp character relatable to white wines. This makes it especially complementary to richer pairings, such as creamy cheeses and deeply flavorful sauces. The 2020 vintage features layers of flush red cherry and violets, a trace of espresso, and a sweet-tart accent of saskatoon berry.
The Pinot Noir at Las Nietas Vineyard has a particular finesse and elegance. Its delicate color belies its flavorful profile, which makes the wine playful and provocative. Las Nietas Vineyard is farmed for us by Bob Hartmann, and is named for his granddaughters ("Las Nietas", in Spanish). This is our coolest site for Pinot Noir, high above the Monterey Bay at the southern end of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Ripening is slow, usually extending a bit into October, but in 2023 we picked even later due to a remarkably cool growing season. This yielded a deeply flavorful wine with complex notes of montmorency cherry, sweet fennel, and dried rose petal.
In 2023, we selected a handful of barrels from Tondre Grapefield with exceptional attributes from which we were inspired to make this Pinot Noir. This is only our second time making this special wine. Tondre Grapefield is just down the road from Kirk Williams Ranch, so comparisons between the two are provocative. Our 943 Selection release from this vineyard, available only to members, is focused around the 943 selection of Pinot Noir, a less common cutting with extremely small, flavorful clusters. This created a wine of outstanding flavor and complexity, featuring layered and inviting notes of dark cherry, soft bramble, woodsy sous bois, and baking spice.
We produce the Decennium Reserve Pinot Noir from our favorite few barrels in exceptional vintages. In rare years, we find ourselves drawn over and over to certain, special barrels. This has happened just three times to date: 2016 (our tenth harvest, hence the name "Decennium"), 2021, and 2023. In the 2023 vintage, the remarkably dark Pommard 4 cutting from Tondre Grapefield plays the primary role at 38%. It is accompanied by three other blocks of Pinot Noir, including one with the Swan cutting, new to this wine in 2023. The result is a sumptuous wine focused around black cherry, bramble, and baking spice with a silken yet juicy finish.
Most Syrah in California is planted in vineyards that grow other varietals as well. At Las Madres Vineyard, growers John Painter and Jean Gadiot had a different idea: they planted a vineyard dedicated entirely to Syrah, except for a few interspersed Viognier vines. This is cool-climate Syrah, with many dimensions beyond just dark, rich fruit. We usually co-ferment a small amount of the Viognier in the style of Côte Rôtie. We make this wine from 174 and 300 cuttings. An extended, exceptionally cool growing season at this vineyard in 2023 created a wine with great depth of flavor featuring blue fruits, floral elements, hints of anise, and a savory meatiness.
coterie noun.
A small group with shared interests or tastes.
Since 2007, Coterie has produced wines from tiny parcels within acclaimed vineyards that express the distinction of their place. We make every wine berry to bottle by hand with exceptional care in the vineyard and non-interventional practices at the winery. The winery is nestled in a cozy neighborhood near downtown San Jose, where it transformed an old warehouse into a beautiful place for wine.