Dehlinger has been producing Estate-grown Russian River Valley Pinot noir since the late 1970s, and to this day, all fruit comes from the Dehlinger Vineyard. Planted between 1975 and 1989, the Pinot vines are primarily clones of Pommard and Swan, with smaller amounts of Dijon 777 and Martini.

The fruit for the "Goldridge Pinot noir" bottlings is drawn from the sections of the Pinot noir blocks planted on deeper soils of swales where the vines tend to be more vigorous. The wines highlight a bright, red fruit character and have the most approachable structure of the Pinot noirs.

The fruit for our "Estate Pinot noirs" comes from the hilltop sections of the vineyard. The wines tend to showcase darker fruit flavors and aromas of baking spices. The inclusion of a small percentage of whole clusters in the fermentation lends greater structure and aging potential to these bottlings.

When a specific section of the vineyard merits distinction in a particular vintage, we release it as an additional, separate bottling. We also make small quantities of a Pinot noir Rosé.