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Cobb Wines is an extreme Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir specialist founded by David Cobb and his son Ross Cobb in 2001, sourcing exclusively from the coolest, most wind-exposed vineyard sites above the Pacific Ocean in far western Sonoma County. The vineyards — Coastlands, Emmaline Ann, Rice-Spivak, and Jack Hill — are among the most marginal in California, located in the Fort Ross-Seaview sub-appellation at elevations of 1,000–1,600 feet with direct Pacific exposure. The Coastlands Vineyard is the estate's historic anchor, farmed since the 1980s, producing Pinot Noir of extraordinary restraint and precision from ancient Goldridge sandy loam soils. Diane Cobb: Coastlands is a tribute cuvée named after David's mother, drawn from Coastlands' oldest vines. Joy Road Vineyard is a separate Sonoma sourcing. Ross Cobb manages winemaking with minimal intervention: whole-cluster fermentation, native yeast, neutral oak, and careful handling designed to preserve the extreme coastal character. At auction, Cobb averages $89 per bottle across 211 lots with peaks to $738 — strong performance for a producer of this extreme coastal profile, with the Diane Cobb tribute cuvée and Coastlands single-vineyard bottles commanding the premium tier. The Emmaline Ann Vineyard, farmed by the Cobb family on extreme coastal Sonoma, adds a second distinct terroir expression that collectors compare directly to Coastlands in annual vertical tastings.

Cobb sources exclusively from Fort Ross-Seaview vineyards at 1,000–1,600 feet elevation with direct Pacific Ocean exposure — among the most marginal and wind-exposed Pinot Noir sites in California.
Coastlands Vineyard, farmed since the 1980s on Goldridge sandy loam, is the estate's historic anchor and California's most recognized extreme-coastal Pinot Noir site, with multiple producers competing for access to its fruit.
The Diane Cobb: Coastlands cuvée is a tribute to David Cobb's mother, sourced from the oldest Coastlands vines — a small-production selection that drives the estate's secondary market premium ceiling.
211 lots average $89 per bottle with peaks to $738; the strong average for an extreme-coastal Sonoma producer reflects the collector premium paid for documented Fort Ross-Seaview Pinot Noir from marginal, low-yield sites.

Auction Lots

309

Avg Price / Bottle

$84

Top Vintage

2012

Price Range

$25 – $738

In the Glass

Cobb Pinot Noir is extreme-coastal Sonoma at its most distinctive: pale ruby color, with aromatic intensity of dried rose, cranberry, red plum, and saline sea-spray minerality from Pacific Ocean influence. Whole-cluster fermentation adds stem-derived spice and structural complexity. The palate is lean, taut, and Burgundian in tension — high acidity, silky tannins, and a long, mineral finish. The style demands 5–15 years of patience to fully reveal its character.

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