Cobb Pinot Noir 2023
(Sonoma Coast, California) - [JS 93] [VM 91]

About the Winery:
Stephen and Ross Cobb are Pinot Noir obsessives working small, single-vineyard parcels on the far Sonoma Coast, where their parents, David and Diane, planted the first vines at Coastlands Vineyard back in 1989. Ross founded Cobb Wines with his parents in 2001 and later spent six vintages (2009–2015) as winemaker at neighboring Hirsch. The lineup stays focused — Pinot Noir from coastal benchland, plus small amounts of Chardonnay and Riesling — with no oak overload and no show, just wines about place: the cold, the fog, the mineral dirt.

About the Wine:
The Sonoma Coast bottling is Cobb's appellation-level Pinot, a blend across cool, coastal-extreme sites that serves as the entry point to the rest of the lineup. Total Cobb Wines production hovers around 1,000 cases across all bottlings. The 2023 vintage follows house form: nuance over saturation, tension over weight, and a cool-climate profile built on tart red fruit, dried herbs, and a savory, earthy lift.

Ratings and Reviews:

93 Points - James Suckling:
"Bright red fruit, dried herbs, flowers, raspberry bush and wet stones on the nose. The palate is bright and textural, with fine-boned tannins and a generous mineral finish."

91 Points - Vinous:
"The 2023 Pinot Noir (Sonoma Coast) is a very pretty, nuanced wine. Crushed flowers, cedar, sweet pipe tobacco, incense, licorice and dried herbs all grace this ethereal, understated Pinot. The Sonoma Coast Pinot is quite delicate and understated. There's lovely freshness and energy here, along with a bit of youthful austerity that needs time to soften." -Antonio Galloni (Jan 2026)