
2023 Wayfarer "Wayfarer Vineyard" Fort Ross-Seaview Pinot Noir
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James Suckling
Review Date: 02/2025Read All Reviews
Complex aromas of iron, iodine, raspberries, blue fruit, mussel shells, lemongrass and orange peel. Medium- to full-bodied with crunchy fruit and a lightly chewy finish. A barrel selection of the best wines of the vintage. A little tight now, but it opens in the glass. Drink or hold.
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Vinous
Review Date: 03/2025
The 2023 Pinot Noir The Estate is a blend of all clones and main blocks on the estate. Seamless and layered in feel, the 2023 is absolutely exquisite. Silky contours wrap around a core of blue/purplish fruit, dried flowers, mint and mocha. All the elements are so well balanced to the degree that nothing sticks out. The 7% stems are expertly judged. This, too, needs time to be at its most expressive. (AG)
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Decanter
Review Date: 03/2025
The 2023 Estate Pinot Noir captures the full breadth of the vineyard’s clonal diversity, rooted in the Goldridge soils of the Sonoma Coast. With ten clones planted across 21 acres, it’s blended each year to represent the best expression of the site. The 2023 vintage opens with the most floral and bright profile in the lineup: fresh roses, fresh lavender layered with crunchy red berries and tart blackberries, a subtle aroma of forest floor, and savoury herbs like sage. Finely structured, it shows tension, thanks to the high natural acidity shaped by the vineyard’s coastal elevation. A compelling, site-driven wine from Fort Ross-Seaview. (ACQ)
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Wine Spectator
Review Date: 09/2025
Offers beautifully rendered notes of hibiscus, rose petal, damson plum and mulberry that stretch out lengthily thanks to the fine-beaded acidity and taut, precise tannins. The sapid finish lets in tea and incense hints amid the glistening fruit. (JM)
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Review Date: 11/2025
Email AaronA little tobacco and leather vies with the bright cherry notes that shine through the nose, there's also some white flowers, a little bit of candied cranberry skin, and then a long touch of spice. The palate is fairly rich, but there's a really good push of acidity through the whole thing, that carries through bringing the fruit with it, where it meets a little bit of creamy barrel and then finishes a little spicy. This is such a tasty and friendly bottle of Pinot Noir, it might be a little high acid for some people who are used to a richer flabbier style of Pinot Noir, but to me it absolutely delivers what you want in a super approachable high end Pinot Noir that will impress and delight.
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***#8 in Wine Spectators Top 10 Wines of 2025***
Product Details
Origin: Sonoma County, California, United States
Type/Varietal: Pinot Noir
Alcohol Content: 14.5%
SKU: #1943755

