The Pinot noirs from Jim Ball Vineyards stand apart from many others, even prize-winning cult wines, for a number of reasons. Perhaps the most compelling is that they consist exclusively of Estate Fruit. Fruit that is grown on their own land. Fruit that, from bud break to harvest, is farmed exclusively by their in-house team of local vineyard experts. Fantastic tasting experience. Very nice and educated staff. Rather than hope to find fruit that meets their exacting standards purchased from outsiders Jim Ball Vineyards raise the wine themselves from the ground up, from choosing the clone to the pruning to the way the vine and the sun and the earth make the grape.