Fort Ross Vineyard & Winery
Dedicated Farming, Masterful Winemaking, Profound Wines
Our Tasting Room is Open by Reservation!
We are glad to announce that our Estate Tasting Room, the home of our elegant coastal
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinotage wines, is open for limited reservations! We hope to see you soon.
Recent Reviews
2018 Sea Slopes Pinot Noir
91 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Demure fruit highlights a silky body of delicate, varietal layers in this well-made wine. Rounded, it offers a balanced approach to richness, an exploration of dark cherry, pomegranate, and forest floor. Virginie Boone, June 2021.
2017 Mother of Pearl Chardonnay
93 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Winemaker Jeff Pisoni works magic in this crisp, floral and stony white from the Fort Ross Vineyard estate in view of the Pacific Ocean. Melon, apricot and pear flavors present strongly around hints of white tea and jasmine, the texture elegantly layered and composed. — Virginie Boone
2017 Stagecoach Road Pinot Noir
93 Points - Wine Enthusiast
From a selection of Calera grapes grown on the extreme coast, this wine offers spice, wax and edgy acidity. Pomegranate, tangerine, cherry and mint flavors follow along a structured, complex and lengthy palate of balanced tannin and oak, finishing in lasting earthiness. — Virginie Boone
2017 "FRV" Pinot Noir
93 Points - Wine Spectator
Suave, with a delicate mix of vibrant cherry, currant and huckleberry flavors that are backed by crunchy acidity. Shows minerally richness on the fine-textured finish. Drink now through 2025.
2017 Stagecoach Road Pinot Noir
94 Points - Wine Advocate, Robert Parker
The 2017 Pinot Noir Estate Stagecoach Road has slowly opening aromas of roasted cranberries and blackberries accented by potpourri, Earl Grey tea leaves, dusty earth, woodsmoke and cola. The palate is medium-bodied, silky and nuanced with loads of spicy, bitters-like accents and great freshness, finishing long and layered.
2017 Top of Land Pinot Noir
93 Points - Wine Advocate, Robert Parker
The 2017 Pinot Noir Estate Top of Land takes its time to unfurl to cranberries and blackberries with nuances of black tea, woodsmoke, dusty earth and amaro. The medium-bodied palate is spicy and nuanced with a grainy frame and long, uplifted finish.
2017 The Terraces Pinot Noir
93 Points - Wine Advocate, Robert Parker
Medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Estate The Terraces features aromas of crushed cranberries, red cherries and rhubarb accented by cola, dusty earth and black tea leaves. The medium-bodied palate is spicy, nuanced and fresh with a grainy frame and long finish.
2019 "FRV" Chardonnay
92 Points - Wine Spectator
A refined and open-textured style, with spicy richness to the cream-filled white fruit flavors. Pastry accents midpalate lead to buttery notes on the fresh and engaging finish. Drink now through 2025..
2019 Sea Slopes Chardonay
90 Points - Wine Spectator
"10 Outstanding California Chardonnays" Juicy and open-textured, with engaging red peach and Gala apple flavors that are lushly spiced, showing creamy richness on the finish.