Brand: Raen Winery
Country: USA
Region: California
Vintage: 2022
Rating: 98
RAEN was founded in 2013 by Tim Mondavi’s two sons, Carlo and Dante Mondavi, who worked with him in building Continuum. Royal St. Robert Cuvee comes from a site overlooking Tomales Bay and the Sonoma Coast line, where Pacific fog engulfs the vineyards in the mornings. This Pinot Noir carries a clear mark of its cold coastal origin. So beautiful, ripe, and racy.
JS98: This is amazing on the nose with dried strawberries, sandalwood, mahogany and tea leaf. Iron and rust underneath the fruit. Dried flowers, nutmeg and rose petals. Full-bodied yet agile and energetic with layers of fine dusty tannins. Entrancing finish. Give this four or five years in the bottle, but it’s hard not to drink.