2023 Meadowcroft Pinot Noir Anderson Valley 750 ml

Tom Meadowcroft’s supple, seductive 2023 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir is sourced chiefly from a vineyard north of Boonville—one that THE big names in Pinot Noir tap for bottles with hefty $60–$130 price tags. It’s a wine we love to offer vintage after vintage… but none tops this 2023.

Tom is all about top vineyard pedigree, limited production, and Old World winemaking.

Back when he was planning vineyards and pruning vines for some of the most iconic properties in California—names like Opus One, Cakebread, Duckhorn, Stags Leap—he dreamed of founding his own project based on these principles. To say that his connections have come in handy is the understatement of the year. 

Meadowcroft’s long relationships with small growers and his nose for great sites means he can score some of the best Pinot Noir grapes in Northern California. Anderson Valley’s rolling hills, huge diurnal temperature shifts, and long growing season ripen grapes to rich lushness while allowing them to retain fantastic vibrancy. 

Tom makes this Pinot in a relatively small quantity of about 25 barrels. It’s aged in 30% new French and American oak, which provides a perfectly judged hint of vanilla and plenty of texture.

This is just the kind of sweet-fruited, round, and fresh Pinot Noir we watch Wine Access members regularly lavish rave reviews on, and it wears its sourcing on its sleeve. The wealth of blackberry fruit, chervil and kola nuts, and lovely floral aromatics all hint at prime Pinot real estate. You’ll be glad you stocked up on this one.