2005 Fort Ross Vineyards, Sonoma Coast Estate Pinot Noir

We offer plenty of what we’d consider bucket list bottles here at SommSelect, but they rarely tick every box quite like Fort Ross’ 2005 Pinot Noir does. The Golden State’s most extreme terroir for Burgundy varieties? Check. Blink-and-you’ll-miss-out rarity? Yup. History-making, pioneering producer? Almost two decades of bottle age, placing this wine at its absolute drinking zenith? Frankly unbelievable value? Check, check, and check. This is, to put it simply, the sort of wine we started SommSelect for. It’s an experience that almost seems too good to be true: High-toned floral and spice lift married to the umami savor you only get from bottle age. It’s beautifully aged Sonoma Pinot Noir absolutely firing on all cylinders. And it costs pretty much the same as the estate’s current releases! A bottle of this quality, this age, this value is basically unheard of these days in California. Do not hesitate; we guarantee Fort Ross’ 2005 Pinot won’t be around long! You might notice that Fort R