Collection: Pinot Noir

Yes. All our wines are made from 100% Somona County grapes. We’ve spent years refining our cultivation and harvesting techniques to bring you the very finest California Pinot Noir to enjoy with friends and family. Our award-winning red wine varietals are undoubtedly the finest examples of Sonoma County wines. The West Sonoma County appellation is known for a cool climate from coastal fog that is famous for producing the highest-quality Pinot Noir wines, and our vineyards are in the very heart of that micro-climate.

While it's impossible to predict everyone's personal taste, our Pinots have been judged the best Pinot Noir in America at numerous wine competitions, again and again. It’s impossible to overstate how luscious a Pinot can be until you’ve sipped our Sonoma Pinot Noirs. Our Sebastopol Winery produces a robust yet refined, jewel-like, garnet-red wine that’s been consistently recognized as the top Pinot Noir not just in California but in all of the United States.

With every glass of Halleck Vineyard Pinot Noir, you’ll discover a sublime composition of notes that evoke fruit and earth; each year’s harvest conveys a new, unique variation to your palate.

To extract these rich flavors, the grapes are picked before sunrise, hand-sorted, and de-stemmed before being soaked and fermented. The fermentation occurs under careful watch to ascertain the utmost quality. This continuous attention to detail from earth to bottle ensures our small-batch Sonoma County Pinot Noir is a unique wine to savor and share with those you’re closest to.

Monterey, Sonoma, and Willamette Valley are all highly respected appellations, or designated wine regions, in the United States. While all three are renowned for their production of high-quality wines, they each have unique characteristics due to differences in geography, climate, and soil composition, which subsequently influence the types of grapes that thrive in each region and the profiles of the wines produced.

Monterey (California): Located in California's Central Coast, Monterey AVA is particularly noted for its cool, maritime climate due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean. The cool and foggy conditions, along with a long growing season, make it a premier region for growing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes tend to produce wines with bright acidity, complex flavor profiles, and often a notable minerality, influenced by the region's diverse soil composition.

Sonoma (California): Sonoma County, also located in California, is known for its diverse microclimates ranging from coastal to inland valleys, which allows for a wide array of grapes to be grown. Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Zinfandel are some of the key varietals here. Sonoma wines are typically rich, balanced, and expressive, with the character varying significantly from one part of the region to another due to the varied terroir.

Willamette Valley (Oregon): Willamette Valley, located in Oregon, is a cooler climate region that's globally recognized for its exceptional Pinot Noir. The cool weather, combined with the region's fertile volcanic soil and sedimentary sandstone, creates a perfect environment for this finicky grape. Willamette Valley Pinot Noir tends to be elegant and earthy, often with bright red fruit flavors and a distinct minerality. Besides Pinot Noir, the region also grows Chardonnay and Pinot Gris.

The distinct terroir of each of these appellations—Monterey, Sonoma, and Willamette Valley—contributes to the distinctiveness and diversity of American wines. Understanding these differences can greatly enhance the wine-drinking experience.

Nestled in the heart of California, Sonoma County is a significant appellation, highly respected as a wine grape growing landmark in the United States. With a mosaic of microclimates, it's a region as diverse as Monterey County to the south, and even the acclaimed regions of Oregon and New Zealand. Sonoma's Russian River Valley, in particular, is renowned for its exceptional varietals, including Merlot, but it's perhaps best known for its Pinot Noirs - wines that can compete with the best from Willamette Valley, Oregon, or Central Otago, New Zealand.

These Pinot Noirs offer an exquisite taste experience for the palate. Their distinct aromas can be pinpointed by a seasoned sommelier or discerned by any wine-searcher willing to explore. Their nose often hints at the oak barrels they were aged in, sometimes mingling with subtle smoke undertones that reflect the unique vineyard practices of this region.

Carneros, another sub-appellation in Sonoma County, is highly influenced by the cooling breezes of the nearby Pacific Ocean and the fog from San Pablo Bay, making it a distinctive terroir for cultivating wine grape varieties like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Here, the particular clones used for vine planting enhance the complexity and diversity of the wines.

The wines from Sonoma Coast, a stone's throw away from the Russian River, show a vibrant character that makes them grand cru contenders, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with prestigious wine regions worldwide - whether it's Corton and Beaune in France's Bourgogne or even regions as diverse as Australia, Austria, Argentina, Chile, South Africa, Moldova, or Switzerland.

Sonoma's rich viticulture legacy and winemaking techniques are influenced by various global practices, but they carry a unique Californian brand identity. On the Drizly platform or any liquor outlet, you can find a wide range of these wines. A 5L magnum of a Sonoma wine is a sight to behold, but even a standard bottle is a testament to the region's dedication to quality and craftsmanship.

Sonoma County, with its oak-dotted vineyards, is truly a global player in the wine industry. Whether you're enjoying its wines with a selection of cheese, reading about it in a wine magazine from the UK, or learning about its Premier Cru counterparts in France, Sonoma holds its own, continually redefining what California, and indeed, the United States, can achieve in the world of wine. The uniqueness of Sonoma County can't be reduced to a password - it must be experienced, one taste at a time.

In a region renowned for exquisite Pinots, Halleck Vineyard far surpasses most Sonoma County vineyards. The rolling Sebastopol Hills of the Russian River Valley AVA and Sonoma Coast AVA consistently generate strikingly bold yet elegant Pinot Noir. Loamy, mineral-rich Goldridge soils, cool, foggy mornings, and bright, sunlit afternoons help Pinot Noirs from this region achieve the peak of perfection; the terroir is perfect for the notoriously finicky Pinot Noir grapes.

Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

Compared to other Pinot Noir wines in California, Burgundy Grand Crus from France, or the Cabernet Sauvignons from Napa, those from the Russian River Valley and the Sonoma Coast have greater depth, a fuller body, and more robust tannins. With lively acidity and alluring flavors, this “best of the best” California Pinot Noir contains all the qualities a superior Pinot Noir is known for.

Pinot Noir is loved as a timeless classic by both the novice wine drinker and the experienced enthusiast. Shop our current selection of Sonoma County Pinot Noir wines to discover which cool-climate red wines best suit your tastes.

Join our Inner Circle Wine Club and get an allocation to our premium wines. The Inner Circle offers an all-Pinot package of six or 12 bottles shipped twice annually to your home. Or join our monthly two-bottle wine club. Members receive other exclusive benefits, such as free shipping, at-home wine tastings, special events, and international wine travel tours. We practice environmentally sustainable and organic growing, and we support charities near and dear to our customer's hearts.

For the full Halleck experience, we encourage you to book a private wine tasting at our Sebastopol Winery in Sonoma County. We welcome you into our vineyard home for a memorable, intimate tasting experience where you’ll sip world-class Pinot Noir wines in a picturesque environment of their origin.