James Suckling 95
"Cranberry and strawberry aromas and flavors with lemon rind and crushed stones. Medium-bodied with a red-fruit and citrusy finish. Tight and serious. Better after 2024."

The Wine
Practicing Organic 100% Pinot Noir Calera, Pommard, 828, rVR1, and 667 clones Royal St. Robert Vineyard (Sonoma Coast AVA) 658 ft elevation South-east exposure Well-drained Goldridge sandy loam and Steinbeck fine sandy loam soils in the lower rows Iron rich Franciscan soils in the upper parcel 100% Whole cluster Native fermentation Aged in neutral French oak barrels This wine is dedicated to Carlo and Dante Mondavis grandfather, Robert Mondavi Bottled without fining or filtration 12.5% abv

Our Royal St. Robert Cuve is named in honor of our grandfather who, along with our father taught us the art of winegrowing and to be committed to excellence. This bottling is a selection of our finest barrels giving a window into the cool, rugged westerly hills of the true Sonoma Coast.

Aromas of rose petals, black plum, crushed red cherries, bush raspberry and wild thyme fill the bowl. Black tea, forest floor and spring meadow yield to savory herbs, delicate floral notes and a black cherry core. The finish is long lasting with the final notes encapsulated in the silky tannin structure.

The Estate
In a remote, raw territory where the forest and meadows meet the Pacific Ocean is where the story of RAEN begins. These hills of the Sonoma Coast provide a diversity of soil, elevation and climate that allow for wines of incredible expression, elegance and length.


RAEN is a Pinot Noir domaine focused on yielding aromatic, lifted wines of finesse and elegance from what we consider to be three grand cru vineyards capable of sitting among the worlds finest.


In the vineyards our farming is reverting back to what we might have seen when our family began farming and working with pinot noir 100 years ago and perhaps closer to the way the monks farmed it hundreds of years ago. Our goal is not just to honor the fruit we grow but also the nature in which it is growing.


In the cellar we strive to capture the delicate micro flora from our vineyard in our wines. We do this by utilizing whole cluster fermentations relying only on the native yeasts that exist naturally on the grapes giving us a deeper connection to our sites. After fermentation the wines are pressed and aged in neutral French oak barrels allowing our wines to evolve in a gentle manner without overpowering the delicate aromatic notes. The wines will age between 10 to 20 months depending on the vintage and site. Once we feel the wines are ready RAEN is then bottled without fining or filtration to further keep these pure delicate notes intact.