2017 Michael Pozzan Pinot Noir Russian River Valley

There’s a reason Michael Pozzan’s wines have earned a recurring role on the wine lists of such internationally respected chefs as Michael Symon and Masaharu Morimoto. It’s because few wineries can produce such regal bottles from the Russian River Valley at such populist affordability. 

Remarkably, even though Pozzan’s eponymous 2017 Pinot Noir delivers classic Russian River Valley nuance alongside a deep luxurious core of violet, plum, and raspberry, even though it has a structural elegance more associated with Chambolle-Musigny, even though it spent enough time in French oak to soften its silky tannins, and even though it rivals the complexity of its exalted neighbors, it remains one-fifth the price of its rivals.

Today, because Wine Access members have a history of snapping up Pozzan’s releases in record time and adorning them with glowing 5-star statements like, “I liked this wine so much I joined their wine club and ordered more,“ we have this 2017, and managed to secure an unheard-of deal that seems insane given the provenance and serious quality in the bottle.

Michael Pozzan wines is a family affair—operated by Michael, his wife Mary Ann and their two sons—but their secret weapon is the expertise of consulting winemaker Molly Lyman, who has worked alongside such luminaries as Philippe Melka and Heidi Barrett, and at estates like Duckhorn, Paradigm, and Moone-Tsai. Under her watchful eye, the wines have only gone from strength to over-delivering strength in recent years.

Pozzan’s Pinot Noir manages to capture that signature haunting mystery enshrouded in the Russian River Valley’s signature fog. We keep waiting for the price to creep up to finally match its market value, but alas—apparently, you can’t take Pozzan’s egalitarian spirit out of the bottle.

We won’t argue. An unrivaled deal from one of America’s most legendary appellations, we recommend snapping up your cases before Pozzan’s accountant gets wise. 

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• ABV 13.50%
• Enjoy right away
• Drink Up
• % Pinot Noir
• Serving temperature – 58°
• Cork