93-Points by James Suckling.
Bright, balanced and delicious, with tempting, red and black cherry flavors and a lively, lightly tic texture. Subtle notes of cinnamon, star anise, and sour cherries keep your your interest through a fresh, lingering finish. Grapes are sourced from Sonoma Coast and Russian River appellations. Drink now.
 
92-Points by Wine Spectator.
Fresh damson plum and bitter cherry notes form the core of this pure, unadorned version, with potpourri, sandalwood and red tea accents adding range through the silky, refined finish.
 
Winemaker Notes: 
The vivid Ruby color of this wine sets the stage for vibrant flavors of black cherry and plum, which are beautifully complemented by subtle notes of spiced oak and sandalwood. This mid body Pinot Noir is harmoniously structured with soft tannin and bright acidity that creates a rare complexity and intensity.
 
The Appellation:
Our Pinot Noir grapes are grown mainly from the Russian River, and include sites from Sonoma Coast. The fruit is hand harvested at night and immediately hand sorted at the winery. Following a short cold soak, the juice is fermented in stainless steel, open-top tanks. When fermentation is complete, the skins are gently pressed and then aged in neutral French oak barrels for nine months.
 
In 2015, Bibiana was awarded “Winemaker of the Year” by the San Francisco Chronicle, just over a year after being named one of Wine Enthusiast’s “40 Under 40 America’s Tastemakers”.
 
THE STORY
“At the age of 14, Bibiana González Rave knew that she wanted to be a winemaker. Although she had little to no exposure to the wine world in her home country of Columbia, she knew that wine, considered by her family as a luxury, revealed an incredible amount of history and tradition. Bibiana was hooked. In Columbia, she studied chemical engineering and business after which she excelled in her studies of viticulture in Cognac, and oenology from the University of Bordeaux, graduating with honors. She worked with some of the most highly regarded wineries in France and learned that “what you give to the land and your day-to-day dedication will always be present in the wines you craft.” Driven by the tenacity which first took me to France, I pruned vines during ice-cold winters, trimmed shoots in sweltering summers, and tended to the vines that cling to the sheer slopes of Côte-Rôtie—first at Domaine Stéphane Ogier, then at Domaine Clusel-Roch. At the famed estates of Château Haut-Brion & La Mission Haut-Brion, I completed research for my thesis.
After an enlightening experience working at Château Haut-Brion, she moved to California in 2004, gaining winemaking expertise while working fourteen harvests at wineries that included La Crema, Peay Vineyards, Au Bon Climat and Qupé, before becoming the Director of Winegrowing and Winemaking at Lynmar Estate in 2009. Bibiana would leave Lynmar Estate in 2011 to become the winemaker for Pahlmeyer’s Sonoma Coast project, Wayfarer. At Wayfarer she crafted exceptional Pinot Noir and Chardonnays that won widespread praise from the wine press including All-American awards from the PinotFile. 
 In 2012, Bibiana started her own label, Cattleya Wines, as well as the Shared Notes joint venture with her husband Jeff Pisoni and became a Consulting Winemaker.
Alma de Cattleya, her latest endeavor, signifies the “soul of the land that gives life to her wines as well as her own soul put into each drop of wine that makes it to the bottle.” (Alma is the Spanish word for “soul.”)
Bibiana González Rave wants her wines to be accessible, affordable and, of utmost importance, to be shared and enjoyed with friends and family. With each sip, these wines embrace the soul of her California home with its vineyards, orchards and farms and the love for her homeland and those who are important to her there.