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Raen

Raen is a Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir specialist founded by Carl and Joseph Vranizan, sons of winemaker Dante Acin, who worked at Kosta Browne before establishing Raen in 2013. The domaine focuses on Fort Ross-Seaview and broader Sonoma Coast sites, with its flagship Royal St. Robert Cuvee named after the Vranizan family patriarch. At auction, 146 lots have traded with an average of $85 per bottle: Royal St. Robert Cuvee averages $60, the single-vineyard Home Field bottling averages $159, and Sea Field — sourced from the estate's highest-elevation Fort Ross-Seaview fruit — averages $115. Raen commands a loyal collector following among Sonoma Coast Pinot enthusiasts, and Wine Advocate has awarded several bottlings scores in the mid-to-high 90s, which anchor secondary market demand. The top lot price of $549 reflects large-format bottles or highly sought older vintages. Production is limited to roughly 5,000 cases annually, and allocation-only distribution means auction is frequently the only secondary source. Raen's winemaking emphasizes whole-cluster fermentation, indigenous yeasts, and minimal new oak, producing wines of notable tension and longevity for California Pinot.