Russell Bevan has earned sixteen 100-point scores from Wine Advocate and Jeb Dunnuck, and if he didn’t already reign as one of California’s Cab kings, he’d surely be celebrated as one of the state’s most gifted Pinot producers. His Petaluma Gap Pinot is for fans of rich Pinot Noirs like Kosta Browne and Sea Smoke—and it comes at a price that California’s cult Pinots left behind years ago.
Displays a dense ruby-red core with magenta edges. The nose offers a cornucopia of dark fruit, led by black cherry and black raspberry, supported by aromas of freshly roasted coffee beans. On the palate, the wine is plush and smooth, like liquid cashmere. Notes of dried orange peel and baking spice intermingle with wild blueberry and a hint of vanilla bean. The wine is unabashedly full-bodied and does not shy away from its Cab-lover roots. Winemaker Russell Bevan has helped define this style and has delivered another textbook example. Drink now–2032.
