“The Bucher wines show off a plush ripeness of style, with good purity and classic appeal.” - Jeb Dunnuck

Do you want a light, dainty, “ethereal” Pinot? Move along. Come back another day.

The Burgundian mind simply cannot comprehend what’s happening in this bottle.

Which is to say, if you want your Pinot lush, formidable, and as downright sexy as they come, this IS for you. Oh, and did we mention 95 POINTS!?

A lone Cellartracker review sums it up well: “A hedonistic Russian River Valley Pinot…concentrated and not shy”.

Based on your love for last year’s Convene and Phone Booth, we know this will fill the void left by those empty spaces in your rack.

And you’ll surely dig the price.

Consider for a moment a similar wine - the Williams-Selyem Bucher Vineyard Pinot which fetches north of $130 per bottle. Even at the release price of $52 this is a comparative steal.

But for under $30 price this is a full blown, broad daylight heist. Back up the truck, load it up, and make off with as much as you can. It really doesn’t get any better.

Both the 2021 and 2022 vintages earned a hearty 94 points from Jeb Dunnuck, and this one, from the epic 2023 vintage could very likely outpace both once the scores start dropping.

John and Dianne Bucher started as grape farmers with their estate, supplying fruit to a handful of upper echelon producers. Names like Williams-Selyem, Papapietro Perry, Joseph Jewell and Merry Edwards for example. And every one of those will extract at least 2-3x more from your wallet.

But each year they keep the best fruit for their own wines. And with help from the infamous Adam Lee, they turn it into something extraordinary.

If you know the name, you know he’s a master at turning loose high-scoring, ultra-satisfying Pinots. Remember the ever-popular Phone Booth from last year? Adam Lee’s creation. And of course, Siduri is where he rose to fame.

This Bucher shares the same style, with an extracted and ripe style that manages to stay fresh and lively at the same time. Drenched with strawberry preserves, raspberry whips, and cherry cola at its core, while toasty sweet oak, forest floor, and subtle baking spices come into focus over a long, silky finish. Generous, seamless, and impossibly hard to put down - this is the good stuff!

The Bucher family makes just a few hundred cases of each wine, and we have but a fraction of that to spare. Do not hesitate to add a few extras to your cart while it’s here!

95 Points — Cristaldi & Co. - “Made by Adam Lee of Siduri fame, this wine comes from Bucher Vineyard in the Middle Reach of the Russian River Valley. It builds beautifully in the glass with vivid red fruits - raspberry and macerated cherry - alongside elegant cedarwood notes and smoky mineral nuances. Crunchy, apple-skin tannins provide attractive grip on the palate, revealing flashes of blood orange. A creamy mid-palate core makes the wine especially inviting. This is a complete, polished, and exceptionally well-built wine.”

SF Wine Chronicle — Double Gold / Best in Class!