Mission Codename Mixed signals
C’mon Furthermore, one hit after another… when will you stop?
DON’T!
Don’t you dare Ross, keep ‘em coming. That Gap’s Crown last month was a stunner, yet so is this. Did we say 94 POINTS and over 40% off again? Stop it, please, we can’t keep up anymore!!
That was a lie. Go on…
Ross Cobb according to Antonio Galloni’s Vinous makes “some of the most beguiling, transparent Pinots in all of California” - TRUTH, as you just can’t make this stuff up. 2019 Cobb Pinots earned 95-98 points from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate “offering exceptional elegance, brightness, purity, the energy and concentration to age a decade or more in the cellar” but they retail for $80-125 per bottle.
And insiders KNOW that this “Graton Ridge Vineyard” is the exclusive ESTATE sight for Furthermore with a neighbor you may know, Paul Hobbs. Except those wines go for TRIPLE what you’re paying for this neighborhood today. A stone’s throw away are names like Kistler, Lynmar, and Dutton Estate basically it comes from a spot as good as Russian River Pinot sources get.
What’s in the glass is an elegant ballerina, dancing to a waltz of floral and red fruit aromatics with spices, minerals, and savory herbs filling in on the violins, err I mean the palate. It’s so bright and juicy that with a slight chill, it’s your poolside Pinot for the warmer months ahead. Buy a case and start opening now for the occasional rainy days too. With some brick oven pizzas, this will blow your little mind.
Furthermore… well, we just said it all.
94 Points – Wine Enthusiast
“This lighter style Pinot is not at all lacking in aromatic complexity and layers of flavor. Balsam, black tea, cinnamon and Bing cherries treat the nose before a suave texture and medium body carry rich plum and maraschino cherry across the palate and into a lingering finish.”
What the Winery Says
2019 Graton Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir
- Consulting winemaker
- Ross Cobb
- Winemaker
- Erica Stancliff
- Vintage
- 2019
- Varietal
- 100% Pinot Noir
- Alcohol
- 13%
- Appellation
- Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
- Vineyard
- Graton Ridge Vineyard
- Clones
- Dijon 115, Pommard
- Vine age
- 20+ years old
- Aging
- 10 months
- Barrels
- 25% new French oak from Cadus