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2022 Angeline Pinot Noir Reserve Mendocino County 750 ml

Retail: $30

$18 40% off per bottle

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Under-$20 Pinot Backed by a 100-Point Pedigree

For a while, the 2021 Angeline Pinot Noir Reserve Mendocino County was not only our highest-rated American Pinot Noir under $55 of the last two years, it was #3 at ANY price.  

Only two Pinots scored higher with our members: 2017 Kosta Browne Bootlegger’s Hill ($195) and 2020 RAEN Royal St. Robert ($65). 

One sip of its follow-up—the 2022 vintage—and you’ll taste why. 

We’ve been huge supporters of Angeline—run by Courtney Benham, owner of the storied Martin Ray Vineyards & Winery—from the beginning. The formula is simple: leverage Benham’s deep network of growers in Northern California, keep overhead low, and pull the rug out from under the idea that great California Pinot Noir starts at $30 and up.

The super-talented winemaking duo of Talley alum Leslie Renaud and consultant Keith Emerson, who achieved 100-point fame at Vineyard 29, help make this proposition possible.

For this bottle, they focused on hillside plots in Mendocino County where Pinot Noir vines soak up the sun’s rays after the chilly morning fog pulls away, priming the grapes for lithe concentration. Deep, alluvial, mineral-rich soils serve as the staging ground for grapes full of intensity yet as precise as fine-point pens. If not for Benham’s handshake deals, built on decades-long relationships, these grapes might be going into wines that cost $50 or more.

The 2022 vintage was a great one in this corner of California. The normally cool Mendocino AVA benefited from some late season heat spikes, giving this wine nice oomph, combining beautiful fruit, lively acidity, and a softly tannic grip.

Renaud and Emerson are lifting expectations for what under-$20 Pinot can be, and the 2022 raises the bar even higher.