The vineyard is primarily composed of Goldridge Loam soil that shows a yellowish, fine sandy surface and offers excellent drainage with low fertility — ideal for cultivating low yield, high quality Pinot Noir with full body and expansive character.
Our vines are in their prime, the ‘sweet spot’ of their development offering yields with considerable concentration and consistency from which we can make the most expressive, elegant wines possible.
“In 2023, winter rains, which continued into the late Spring was incredibly beneficial for our wells and groundwater supply. The cool Spring kept soil temperatures low and delayed budbreak. Once the vineyard woke, the cover crop flourished as did the vigorous canopy growth going into the Summer months. June – August, we experienced mild temperatures with almost no heat spikes. This cooler, moderate trend continued into the Fall, and harvest occurred a few weeks later than typical for the Boars’ View Estate. The prolonged hang time allowed for the fruit to develop exceptional levels of maturity and complexity across the board. All blocks were handpicked at night and delivered to the winery in the early hours of the day. This was a classic West Sonoma Coast growing season.” – Winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown.
CRITICAL PRAISE, Rated 96 This vintage created a confluence of quality and quantity at the Boars’ View Estate Vineyard. This will be a vintage to remember for its abundance of dazzling, complex fruit paired with architectural structure and focused minerality. The wine possesses a dark garnet hue in the glass with a rose-hued halo. Vivid aromas swell from the glass, suggesting notes of cedar bough, plum skin, and mint. The sleek palate has a round mouthfeel, layered with notes of black cherry, oolong tea, and violet. The finish extends for a lengthy amount of time, providing ample opportunity to reflect on this dynamic wine from an excellent vintage. This is a vintage where the stars aligned and the result in bottle is one to be savored. – Audrey Frick, www.jebdunnuck.com
Vintage 2023
100% Pinot Noir
California heritage clones – Calera, Swan, Mt Eden
West Sonoma Coast AVA , Fort Ross – Seaview AVA
Barrel aged for 10 months in a complement of François
Frères, Remond, and Gauthier French oak barrels [ 50% new ]
Critical Praise
Rated 96, Jeb Dunnuck
93 points, Wine Spectator
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2022 BOARS’ VIEW PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2022
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Composition: 71% Calera, 25% Swan, 4% Mt Eden California Heritage Clones
Cooperage: 10 months in a mix of François Frères, Remond, and Gauthier French oak barrels
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
Rated 94, Jeb Dunnuck
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2021 BOARS’ VIEW PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2021
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Composition: 100% Calera, California Heritage Clone
Cooperage: 10 months in a mix of François Frères, Remond, and Gauthier French oak barrels
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
95, The Wine Independent
2019 BOARS’ VIEW PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2019
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Composition: Calera, Mt. Eden, and Swan Clones
Cooperage: 10 months in a mix of François Frères, Remond, and Gauthier French oak barrels
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
94 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
2018 BOARS’ VIEW PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2018
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Sonoma Coast, near Cazadero
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Blend of Calera, Mt. Eden, and Swan
Cooperage: 10 months in a complement of François Frères, Remond, and Gauthier French oak barrels
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
2017 BOARS’ VIEW PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2017
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Sonoma Coast, near Cazadero
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Blend of Calera, Mt. Eden, and Swan
Cooperage: 10 months in a complement of François Frères, Remond, and Gauthier French oak barrels
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
93+ Points, Jeb Dunnuck
2016 BOARS’ VIEW PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2016
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Sonoma Coast, near Cazadero
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Blend of Calera, Mt. Eden, and Swan
Cooperage: 10 months in a complement of François Frères, Remond, and Ermitage French oak barrels
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise,
94 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
2015 BOARS’ VIEW PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2015
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Sonoma Coast, near Cazadero
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Calera, Mt. Eden, and Swan
Cooperage: 11 months in a mix of Ermitage, François Frères and Remond French oak barrels [66% New]
2014 BOARS’ VIEW PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2014
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Sonoma Coast, near Cazadero
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Calera, Mt. Eden, and Swan
Cooperage: 11 months in a mix of Ermitage, François Frères and Remond French oak barrels [66% New]
2013 BOARS’ VIEW PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2013
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Sonoma Coast, near Cazadero
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Calera, Mt. Eden, and Swan
Cooperage: 11 months in a mix of Ermitage, François Frères
and Remond French oak barrels [66% New]
2012 BOARS’ VIEW PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2012
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Sonoma Coast, near Cazadero
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Calera, Mt. Eden, and Swan
Cooperage: 11 months in a mix of Ermitage, François Frères
and Remond French oak barrels [66% New]
While the Goldridge Loam covering the lower slopes was a perfect fit for Pinot Noir, we knew this small plot of clay soils called for Chardonnay, so we planted the Wente Chardonnay clone. Our Boars’ View Estate Chardonnay is an incredibly rich wine, offering wonderful fruit aromatics, opulence, and cellarability that are a signature of some of the finest Chardonnays grown on the West Sonoma Coast.
“Our estate, Chardonnay, is incredibly limited. since we farm just under two acres on our estate vineyard. The 2022 Boars’ View estate Chardonnay was noted by its very small berry size, resulting in a complex flavor profile expressing multi-faceted Chardonnay notes with gravitas. The wine displays a golden yellow hue in the glass with a faint trace of pale green upon closer inspection. The tightly woven aromas suggest white peach, and lime pith. The palate is marked by a wonderfully polished mélange of Asian pear, Meyer lemon, brass and river rock. There is a pleasing amount of vibrant acidity that frames the palate, energizing the trajectory and carrying through to a fragrant floral finish.” — Winemaker, Thomas Rivers Brown
CRITICAL PRAISE, 94 Points. Farmed from the top of the slope where there’s more clay in our soil, and best suited for Chardonnay, the 2022 Boars’ View “The Coast” estate Chardonnay… full-bodied, it fills the palate with a luxurious feel but stays light on its feet and comes into focus on the finish with a light chalky texture and a clean finish. It is going to drink well over the next 8-10 years. — Audrey Frick, www.jebdunnuck.com
Vintage: 2023
100% Pure Chardonnay
California Heritage Clone – Wente
West Sonoma Coast, Fort Ross – Seaview AVA
Barrel aged 15 months in François Frères French oak barrels.
[100% New]
Critical Praise
Rated 94, Jeb Dunnuck
2022 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2022
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross- Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Composition: Wente
Cooperage: 16 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% new
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
Rated 94, Jeb Dunnuck
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2021 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2021
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross- Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Composition: Wente
Cooperage: 16 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% new
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
Rated 96, Jeb Dunnuck
95, The Wine Independent
2020 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2020
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Composition: Wente
Cooperage: 16 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% new]
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
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2019 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2019
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Composition: Wente clone
Cooperage: 16 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% new
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
Rated 96, Jeb Dunnuck
2018 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2018
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Clones: Wente
Cooperage: 16 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% new]
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
Rated 95, Jeb Dunnuck
2017 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2017
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: West Sonoma Coast, Fort Ross – Seaview
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Clones: Wente
Cooperage: 16 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% new]
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
Rated 93, Jeb Dunnuck
#35, The 50 Greatest California Chardonnays of the 21st Century So Far
2016 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2016
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Sonoma Coast, near Cazadero
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Clones: Wente
Cooperage: 16 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% new]
Winemaker: Thomas River Brown
Critical Praise
95 Points, Jeb Dunnuck
2015 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2015
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Clones: Wente
Cooperage: 15 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% new]
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
2014 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2014
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Clones: Wente
Cooperage: 15 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% new]
2013 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2013
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal 100% Chardonnay
Clones: Wente
Cooperage: 15 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% new]
2012 BOARS’ VIEW CHARDONNAY
Vintage: 2012
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Chardonnay
Clones: Wente
Cooperage: 15 months in François Frères French oak barrels [100% New]
Our vineyard, located off Bohan Dillon Road, has more to share. Entering its second decade, the fruit has matured, our clones continue to express their unique characteristics, and we have come to know our rows intimately – knowing which are showered with the rays of the rising sun and which bask in the late afternoon warmth. At Boars’ View we also have more to tell, and felt we needed to expand our offerings to reflect the vineyard’s continuing evolution and introduce our Boars’ View BDR Pinot Noir. Winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown relies on clonal selection and barrel regimen to craft a wine that is enjoyable upon release and a few years to come.
If the Boars’ View Estate Pinot Noir is the showboat wine in the Boars’ View collection, the Boars’ View BDR Pinot Noir acts as the brooding dark star. The 2023 vintage produced a striking, structured wine marked by crisp minerality and a refreshing salinity. The sauvage bramble fruit is complemented by notes of crushed rock and mouth-watering acidity. In the glass, the wine exhibits a dark ruby hue. Aromatic notes suggest boysenberry, purple lilac, ocean air, rhubarb, and rose oil. The palate is marked by a densely layered dark fruit core suggesting plum reduction, quince, river rock, lavender, and pomegranate. This is one of the finest vintages we have had the pleasure of working with in many years. – Winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown
CRITICAL PRAISE, Rated 95+ From the lower part of the vineyard, with more richness and depth, the 2023 Pinot Noir BDR is a deep red color and opens to dark notes of cherries, dark berries, mossy earth, wild herbs, and dark earth. Full-bodied, it has ample fruit on the palate with a dark mineral undercurrent. Tightly coiled and nervous, with a structured grip, it’s going to benefit from another year in bottle, when I anticipate it will improve. Drink 2027-2047. – Audrey Frick, www.jebdunnuck.com
Vintage: 2023
Bohan Dillon Road = BDR,
a reference to our address. A famed road that many incredible pinot noir vineyards are located on
in the West Sonoma Coast.
100% Pinot Noir
100% California Heritage Clones, composed of 51% Calera, 31% Mt Eden, 18% Swan
West Sonoma Coast, Fort Ross – Seaview AVA
Barrel aged for 10 months in a mix of 50% new Gauthier Frères, François Frères
and Remond French Oak barrels
Critical Praise
Rated 95+, Jeb Dunnuck
92 Points, Wine Spectator
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2022 BOARS’ VIEW BDR PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2022
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Blend of Mt. Eden, Calera and Swan
Cooperage: 10 months in a mix of French oak barrels
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
Rated 93+, Jeb Dunnuck
2021 BOARS’ VIEW BDR PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2021
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Blend of 54% Mt. Eden and 46% Swan
Cooperage: 10 months in a mix of French oak barrels
Winemaker: Thomas River Brown
Critical Praise
Rated 93+ , Jeb Dunnuck
2020 BOARS’ VIEW BDR PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2020
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Fort Ross – Seaview, West Sonoma Coast
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Blend of Calera, Mt. Eden and Swan
Cooperage: 10 months in a mix of French oak barrels
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
Rated 93,
In the glass, it pours a ripe red color and is pretty, with spicy notes of wild strawberries, woodsy earth, delicate incense, cardamon, and light minty notes lifting from the glass. It’s medium-bodied, with fine tannins, and has a clean, iron-rich mineral finish. Drink 2024-2036. – Audrey Frick, www.jebdunnuck.com
2019 BOARS’ VIEW BDR PINOT NOIR
Vintage: 2019
Vineyard: Boars’ View Vineyard
Appellation: Sonoma Coast, near Cazadero
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Clones: Blend of 71% Mt. Eden and 29% Swan
Cooperage: 10 months in a mix of French oak barrels
Winemaker: Thomas Rivers Brown
Critical Praise
92 Points, Cellar Tracker