Fall Release Ryan Pinot Noir
2023

Winemaker’s Notes

For long term customers and myself, our 2023 Ryan is a throwback to the early days of DuMOL. The wine has an old school Russian River Valley style that calls upon a lineage dating back to our first vintage of Ryan in 2002. Centered upon the old vines at Dutton-Widdoes Vineyard, it’s infused with wild berry sweetness, truffle-y complexity, satiny texture and supple tannins that seem to wrap you up. That’s old-school, classic DuMOL. It has greater volume and opulence but lower acidity than our coastal wines, and its deep fruitiness ensures this wine will drink beautifully on release. Make no mistake, however: there’s complexity and buried potential underneath this comforting deliciousness, and the wine can age twelve years in bottle without issue.

Aromas and flavors akin to cranberry and rhubarb quickly segue into tiny dark wild berries, kirsch liqueur, violet, anise, and sweet mint. The fruit is succulent, broad and enveloping. The wine’s structure is supple and mellow and carries the wine to a rising finish of sweet truffle and black tea. Drink between 2025 and 2035.

Andy Smith