2022 Crosby Roamann - Pinot Noir Petaluma Gap (750ml)

93 Points — Wine Enthusiast. Small-production Pinot from one of California's most exciting boutique houses.

Founded in 2006 by Sean and Juliana McBride, Crosby Roamann is a hands-on, minimal-intervention winery built on a philosophy of letting single vineyards speak for themselves — natural fermentations, minimal additives, and wines generally neither fined nor filtered. 

The Rowan Vineyard Pinot Noir occupies a hillside on the northern edge of the Petaluma Gap — a steep, south and southwest-facing slope with an unusually high percentage of limestone in the soil. Fermented on native yeasts and aged seventeen months in 40% new French oak. Fresh and ripe strawberry and rhubarb with a touch of dark cocoa and crushed red peppers, leading to black tea and black olive tapenade on the finish. 

Only 600 cases made — elegant, pure, and not easy to find in retail. Don't miss it