The Raschen Ridge Estate Pinot Noir is a powerful, distinct and compelling wine. One of our greatest vineyard sites, the Raschen Ridge produces wines with hedonistic fruit, muscular mountain tannins, and dynamic energy.
The Raschen Ridge is a narrow, high elevation outcropping. The main, westerly section of the Ridge possesses ideal soil, a decomposed sandstone with the perfect mix of soil and rock. It’s exposed on all sides, and cold wind and fog buffet the vines. Follow the Ridge to its eastern end, however, and you’ll discover a different world. It’s more sheltered from the ocean influences, and the soil is a challenging, dense clay. Together these two terroirs result in a wine that seamlessly combines self-confidence with elegance, hedonism with complexity, pleasure with intrigue.
Henry Raschen (1854–1937) was a painter of the American West who lived on the ranch that is now Hirsch Vineyards. Old-timers called our ranch the Raschen Place, and Henry’s house stood here until 1954.
