Reynolds Family · Carneros Pinot · 2024
2024 Reynolds Family Winery Pinot Noir, Los Carneros
A place on the list
Los Carneros Pinot Noir from Corotto. Case 1 $36.00. 3 case winery mix and match $34.00. Strawberry, cherry, rose, cola. Silk, not a monument.
Winery SRP $54 per bottle
One-case minimum unless a bulk break is shown at checkout. Partner price is the JS Selections offer, not a required resale price.
Why this bottle belongs on the list
Two selling points.
Then the market.
Maritime Pinot from Corotto.
20% barrel ferment with 60 days of skin contact; 80% tank. 10 months in 60% new French oak. Clone 667 on St. George, 25-year-old vines, Carneros fog.
250 cases. Silk, not a monument.
Ripe strawberry, red cherry, raspberry, rose petal, baking spice. Bright red fruit, cola, cocoa, soft vanilla. Silky tannins. 14.4%.
The buyer's perspective
What the guest
hears first.
Staff line: Reynolds Family Carneros Pinot, $36 the bottle. Pour it with duck.
Winemakers' corner
Father and son · Silverado Trail since 1999
Steve
and Cameron Reynolds
Steve Reynolds sold a dental practice in Stockton in 1994. In 1995 he and Suzie bought a rundown chicken farm just south of Stags Leap — boarded-up house, a few goats, 14.5 acres in the shadow of Atlas Peak. The estate vineyard was planted in 1995. He opened a Napa dental chair to pay for it, and in 1998 sold that practice too. Cameron was born that year. They went all in on the wine thing.
The estate sits at 3266 Silverado Trail, just south of Stags Leap, with cool breezes from San Pablo Bay. Nine of the 14.5 acres are Cabernet — clones 337, 4, and Weimar. They drop close to half the fruit. Steve and Cameron make the wines together.
Cameron graduated Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2020 with Wine and Viticulture and came home as national sales. Mustard still blooms on the property — and on the Reserve label, a real pressed flower, not a sticker. 3 case winery mix and match applies across Reynolds Family Winery only.
Corotto Vineyard
Carneros Pinot.
60 days on skins.
Carneros Pinots are praised for tight structure and spicy berry. Corotto's old 667 on St. George is the source. Afternoon fog keeps sugars in check.
60 days of skin contact in the 20% barrel ferment is the texture. 10 months in 60% new French oak is the cola-cocoa. 250 cases is the book.
Case 1 $36.00. 3 case winery mix and match $34.00. Mix and match counts only within Reynolds Family Winery.
2024 in the glass
Strawberry, cherry, rose, cola.
Ripe strawberry, red cherry, raspberry, rose petal, baking spice. Bright red fruit, cola, cocoa, soft vanilla. Silky tannins. 14.4%. 250 cases. A Carneros Pinot for duck and salmon, not a heavy red.
Menu and service
Built for a serious table.
- Seared duck breast
- Salmon
- Mushroom dishes
Serve in a proper stem. Taste on opening and give the wine air if the structure asks for it.
Staff pairing clip
I Tried The Best Fried Chicken In America
The tableside introduction
“Reynolds Family Carneros Pinot. Case 1 $36. Mix three Reynolds cases at $34. Pour it with duck.”
Order the case
Case 1 $36.00.
3 case winery mix and match $34.00.
Mix and match counts only within Reynolds Family Winery.
One-case minimum unless a bulk break is shown at checkout. Partner price is the JS Selections offer, not a required resale price.
