D & L Carinalli Vineyards offers Pinot Noir wines with exceptional consistency of balance, texture and elegance. Our wines are fermented and aged in American and French Oak barrels, delivering dark fruit flavors with smokey vanilla undertones and a long, lingering finish.

Pinot Noir Wines Currently Available

2008 Russian River Valley, Estate Wine
2009 Russian River Valley, Estate Wine

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Recent Awards

Our 2009 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley,
Estate Wine, has received the following awards:
(Bottled January 2011)

Bronze @ Sonoma County Harvest Fair 2011
($25.00 - $34.99 price range)


Our 2008 Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley,
Estate Wine, has received the following awards:
(Bottled January 2010)

Silver @ Affairs of the Vine's Pinot Noir Shootout 2011
Bronze @ SF Chronicle Wine Competition 2011
Silver @ San Francisco Intl Wine Competition 2010
Bronze @ Sonoma County Harvest Fair 2010
Bronze @ Riverside International Wine 2010
Bronze @ West Coast Wine Competition 2010
Bronze @ LA International Wine Competition 2010
Bronze @ North of the Gate Wine Competition 2010

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Background

Although our vineyard started in 1996, the first year we sold Pinot Noir wine under our own D & L Carinalli Vineyards label was in 2003. The 2003 and 2004 wines are designated as Sonoma Coast. The 2005 bottling saw a change of Appellation to Russian River Valley. Our 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 wines are Russian River Valley, Estate Wine.