DuMOL Estate Vineyard is the winery’s original high-density estate planting, set on a ridgetop in the Green Valley reaches of the Russian River Valley. The vines grow in classic Goldridge fine sandy loam at roughly 400 feet, planted at an unusually dense 3,630 vines per acre. They are farmed organically without irrigation, forcing the roots deeper and naturally concentrating the small clusters. For the Estate Pinot Noir, DuMOL makes an even stricter selection, choosing fruit from only three of the vineyard’s nine acres. The 2024 combines Calera and Swan selections from 20-year-old vines, harvested between August 24 and 30. The wine spent 11 months in 228-liter French oak barrels, 35% new, followed by four additional months in tank before bottling. DuMOL considers the vintage one of the most elegant expressions of this vineyard in a decade, balancing concentration with a delicacy that can be difficult to achieve in naturally rich Russian River Pinot Noir. Wild raspberry, pomegranate and cranberry lead the profile, joined by hibiscus, lilac, pine needle and orange bitters. The fruit has immediate breadth and purity, while broad tannins and coastal acidity give the wine length and energy rather than simple weight. DuMOL recommends drinking the 2024 from late 2026 through 2040, a fitting horizon for one of the estate’s flagship bottlings and one of its clearest expressions of vineyard rather than appellation alone.