The top-rated Chev vintage ever on CellarTracker!
Best ever for Suckling:
Brooding aromas of dark cherries, raspberry compote, dried strawberries and baking spices. The palate is medium-bodied with refined tannins and focused acidity, giving notes of blueberry bush, cedar and mocha. Quite bold, with a underlying freshness. Drink or hold.
Best ever for the California Wine Advisor’s, too, at 97+:
Silky, rich, and immediately captivating, the 2022 Chev Pinot Noir delivers a glorious texture that feels dialed in to everything we love about this wine. Lush yet impeccably balanced, ripe raspberry and dark plum glide across the palate, framed by black cherry, cinnamon, and orange zest. Notes of black tea and menthol complement the fruit beautifully, adding lift and precision, while subtle balsamic and savory umami notes deepen the mid-palate. The oak is generous but well-integrated, adding weight, spice and polish. Chewy tannins give this wine real character and momentum through a long, articulate finish. Fresh, bright, and wonderfully expressive.
Also best ever for the Tasting Panel:
Buoyant, pillow-light texture, with mature and focused notes of black raspberry, molasses, and sarsaparilla. Even-toned, balanced, with a white pepper footprint angled at a toasty cedar finish.
Outstanding for Dunnuck, too:
A jeweled ruby color, the 2022 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley boasts a pretty and elegant nose with a refined feel to its aromatics of wild red cherries, focused incense, pure floral perfume, and rocky earth. The palate is pure and even and has a very elegant feel. In this vintage, this wine has all the components, pure spices, and a lot of clarity, with a long, floating finish. Drink 2025-2027.
The winery says:
Nose: Heady aromas of ripe blackberry, mocha, and cigar box, accented with light notes of thimbleberry, sandalwood and jasmine.
Mouth: Wild strawberry and raspberry flavors are elegantly woven with blood orange citrus, fresh earth, and subtle spice. Broad and pure, with a soft velvety texture, mouth-watering acidity and a long lasting, memorable finish.
One of the great Russian River Pinot Noir collectibles, at a crazy price now for what it
