The Four Rows line-up of wines represents the most select wines Hook & Ladder has to offer. The concept of this label was realized by head winemaker Jason De Loach. As Jason walked the vineyard he visualized a process in which only the most select clusters of grapes would come off of the vines to create the best potential of flavor and expression. He decided there and then to dedicate four rows of his favorite vineyard sites in Chalk Hill and the Russian River Valley to this process. Four Rows wines continue a commitment to small batch old world techniques that create the best of what Hook & Ladder’s Estate Vineyards can offer.

The 2021 expression of Four Rows Pinot Noir comes solely from the Stegman Ranch and is aged in 100% French Oak barrels, 60% new. An alluring medium color extraction gives life to a vibrant purple with a scarlet hue. Rich aromatic quality is already developing, revealing sun ripened cherries, cinnamon, nutmeg and cedar. Flavors of dried cherry cola and coriander lead to an earthy candied mushroom cap, brown sugar and a piquant oak finish.