The American Vine Rating
Drink Window
2025–2033
True coastal Pinot Noir — fruit from the foggy hills near the Pacific at Freestone.
Tasting Notes
Appearance: Bright, translucent ruby.
Aroma: Wild strawberry, red cherry, and cranberry with rose petal, forest floor, and sea-spray salinity.
Palate: Medium-light bodied with silky texture, vibrant acidity, and fine, chalky tannins.
Finish: Long and ethereal, with red fruit and a distinctive coastal minerality..
Food Pairings
Roast salmon, duck breast, mushroom dishes, brie
About the Wine
Sourced from the Occidental-Freestone area of the Sonoma Coast, barely miles from the Pacific, this Pinot is fermented with native yeast and aged with minimal new oak. The 2023 is a cool, long-growing-season vintage of exceptional perfume.
About RAEN Winery
RAEN (Real Alternative Wine Naturale) was founded by brothers Carlo and Dante Mondavi, who championed the true Sonoma Coast as world-class Pinot Noir territory with farming-first, low-intervention winemaking.
The American Vine's Take
Coastal Pinot at its most elegant — perfumed, mineral, and alive. Give it a slight chill and let it unfold over an evening.
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