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2017 Littorai The Pivot Vineyard Pinot Noir

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February 15, 2026 - $70

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RATINGS

94Vinous / IWC

Crushed flowers, sweet red berry, mint and rose petals... This is an especially layered, nuanced Pinot.

94James Suckling

This offers very attractive, fresh raspberries and darker cherries with woody spices, delivering such attractive complexity and allure... The palate has impressive dimension and delivers such smooth, red-cherry to raspberry flavors, amid sleek, fluid and long tannins. Lovely freshness throughout.

92+ The Wine Advocate

...open nose of dried rose petal, tangerine peel, warm dusty earth, spiced blackberries, dried red cherries and warm cranberry—lovely layers and perfume. The palate is light to medium-bodied with layers of warm fruits, earth and spice, structured by grainy tannins and juicy freshness on the long, spicy finish.

16.5+ Jancis Robinson

Bright cherry red... Intense and layered. Pretty sweet, even verging on candified, palate entry. Then a spine of very fine tannin. Bright red-fruit flavours with a hint of damp rope.

PRODUCER

Littorai

Littorai was founded in 1993 by Heidi and Ted Lemon in western Sonoma County. Ted Lemon earned an enology degree from the Universite de Dijon and worked at prestigious wineries in Burgundy in the early 1980s. In California he was founding winemaker at Chateau Woltner on Howell Mountain. Littorai makes Pinot Noir from Anderson Valley, the Sonoma Coast and the Russian River. It also makes Chardonnays.

REGION

United States, California, Sonoma, Sonoma Coast

Sonoma Coast AVA runs from San Pablo Bay in the south to Mendocino County in the north. It includes 7,000 vineyard acres and earned AVA status in 1987. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean means it gets double the rainfall of nearby inland appellations and the ocean gives the appellation a relatively cool climate. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir can thrive in these conditions, and there are numerous producers making critically acclaimed Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.

VINTAGE

2017 Littorai The Pivot Vineyard Pinot Noir