Raen Sea Field Pinot Noir, Fort Ross-Seaview, USA 2024

RAEN Winery is a small, family-run estate founded by Carlo and Dante Mondavi on the far Sonoma Coast, focused on producing cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with a strong sense of place. Farming is organic and regenerative, with vineyards located just miles from the Pacific, where fog, wind, and poor soils naturally drive freshness and minerality. In the cellar, the wines are made with native fermentations, whole-cluster use, and aging in neutral French oak, resulting in a style that is lifted, aromatic, and precise. The wines are often described as “Burgundian” in feel emphasizing finesse, energy, and transparency over ripeness or weight.

"The 2024 Pinot Noir Sea Field is powerful and tightly wound. Dark-toned fruit, leather, cedar, spice, incense and dried rose petal infuse the 2024 with tons of complexity. This potent, deep Pinot Noir packs a tremendous punch. There's a lot of wine here, but this needs time to soften and for the mid-palate to emerge. There's a striking, crystalline purity here." Vinous 95

James Suckling 98