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 Mother of Pearl Chardonnay
94 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Dark gold in color, with a buttery creaminess, this wine is richly delicious in pear, baked lemon and a mix of baking and Asian spice. Oyster-shell-like texture adds minerality and a taste of the vineyard, so close as it is to the ocean. Virginie Boone, August 2021.
2018 The Terraces Pinot Noir
94 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Stemmy and earthy in forest floor, this memorably balanced, elegant and coastal wine shows a wealth of tangy red fruit, a mix of plum and wild strawberry. Sultry and seamless on the palate, the tannins are silky and well-integrated, exhibiting a graceful, high-toned freshness.Virginie Boone, August 2021.
2017 "FRV" Pinot Noir
92 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Robustly built and yet elegant throughout, this estate-grown wine is forested with black-tea notes that meld against a foundation of bright red berry. Ample tannin structure evolves in the glass to show a nice supple quality and flecks of crushed rock and mineral.
2019 Sea Slopes Chardonnay
93 Points - Wine Enthusiast
Aged in both stainless steel and old French oak, this impressive white is floral on the nose and inviting in sea brine and citrus accents, reflecting its coastal provenance. Soft and supple, it offers considerable complexity and sophistication.
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 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..
2018 "FRV" Pinot Noir
92 Points - Wine Spectator
Intensely fruity and well-structured, with cherry tart, raspberry and wild plum flavors that are filled with minerally freshness. Lithe finish has hints of licorice and slate. Drink now through 2025. Kim Marcus
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.
2018 Sea Slopes Pinot Noir
90 Points - Wine Spectator
Juicy, with well-framed cherry tart, red currant and dried raspberry flavors that are backed by crisp acidity. Offers minerally freshness on the finish. Drink now through 2023. Kim Marcus, June 2021.