Arnot-Roberts’ 2024 Heaven & Earth Pinot Noir is a single-vineyard wine from the Heaven and Earth Vineyard, a hillside site east of Occidental in western Sonoma County, about eight miles from the Pacific. The vineyard was planted in 2004 at roughly 650 feet, on Yorkville Series loam and decomposed schist, and is farmed organically by Greg Adams. In keeping with the winery’s site-driven, low-intervention ethos, this bottling is made with whole clusters—specifically, “100% stems,” as noted by Vinous.
The critical reception is excellent. Vinous critic Antonio Galloni scored the wine 95 points (January 2026), calling it “another gorgeous wine from Arnot-Roberts.” Galloni’s note points to an aromatic and savory-leaning profile built around “deep floral and spice inflections,” with fruit and secondary complexity layered in: “macerated red cherry fruit, kirsch, blood orange and new leather” (Galloni, Vinous). Those descriptors suggest a Pinot Noir that balances brightness and lift (blood orange, florals) with deeper tones (kirsch, leather, spice), rather than leaning only on simple red-fruit charm.
Whole-cluster fermentation can sometimes impose an overt stemmy signature, but Galloni emphasizes the integration here, writing that the “100% stems add layers of nuance without dominating the wine’s balance” (Galloni, Vinous). He also notes that the wine is “a bit extroverted for Arnot-Roberts,” while concluding, “it all works so well” (Galloni, Vinous). Taken together, the review points to a 2024 that keeps the house’s structural precision and savory complexity, while presenting with a slightly more open-knit, expressive personality than some vintages.
Key technical details such as alcohol, élevage, and production volume were not provided in the available materials. Still, on the evidence of the site and the 95-point Vinous review, this is a serious, characterful Sonoma Pinot Noir that delivers both perfume and depth without losing composure.