Tucked along Westside Road in the heart of the Russian River Valley, Bucher Vineyard is a place where fog meets finesse. The morning marine layer rolls in like clockwork, cooling the vines and allowing the fruit to ripen slowly, patiently—just the way pinot noir prefers. The soils here are Goldridge, a fine, sandy loam that drains well and gently stresses the vines, encouraging nuance over excess.

At RARECAT, we work with a specific block - House Block with its Dijon 115 clone. The small berries provide the structure and complexed we love in Russian River pinot noirs.