California Pinot Noir

Hints of blueberries and raspberries backed by notes of flowers and spice. This easy-drinking Pinot Noir is no wallflower. Perfectly balanced and fresh, pair this wine with grilled salmon and red peppers or sauted chicken with rosemary and thyme." ~ Winery Notes.

Tasting Notes: Bright crimson in color, with earth, smoky-spice and floral aromas that jump out of the glass. The strawberry and dark cherry flavors are vibrant and engaging, followed by firm acidity and spice notes on the finish.

96 points - Wine Enthusiast This concentrated and fruitpacked wine from a storied vineyard walks the line between ripeness and restraint. Flavors of blackcherry and blackberry fill the palate, bolstered by a mildly firm feel. It offers plenty to appreciate now and is worth cellaring through 2024. Cellar Selection.

A perfect pairing for roasted pork and mushroom dishes, this Pinot Noir is vinted in the classic California style. With aromatic cherry and pomegranate on the nose and notes of plum and vanilla on the palate, it's a testament to great winemaking.

2017 Gloria Ferrer Etesian Pinot Noir The Etesian wind tempers the warm days of summer in the eastern Mediterranean. Similarly, in California the moderating influence of the Pacific Ocean cools the vineyards of Sonoma, promoting superb natural balance and well-developed flavors in our grapes. The grapes were hand-harvested into small picking bins as not to be crushed. They were then whole-cluster...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 90 Points "The 2019 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley was aged for 10 months in French oak barrels, 27% new. It delivers vibrant notes of black cherries, kirsch and mulberries with suggestions of garrigue and forest floor. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is chock-full of ripe, juicy black and red berry flavors, supported by soft tannins, finishing with a lively red...

"The 2017 comes from a cooler Russian River site and offers a complex bouquet of red currants, smoked earth, ground pepper, and exotic floral and rose hip notes. Rich, medium-bodied, and seamless on the palate, its incredibly classy as well as perfectly balanced."

Winemaker's notes - This Pinot Noir boasts alluring aromas of crushed pomegranate, fresh cherry, graham cracker, and thyme. Flavors on the palate showcase sweetened cranberry, tart raspberry, vanilla cream and hints of blood orange. The finish is intriguing and complex with herbal notes framed by nutmeg and vanilla.

Vinous 93 pts. Brilliant ruby-red. Highly perfumed red fruit preserve, oral and exotic spice qualities on the expressive nose, along with hints of vanilla and smoky minerals. Juicy, sharply focused and lithe on the palate, oering appealingly sweet raspberry, rose pastille and spicecake avors that deepen steadily through the back half. Finishes very long and precise, with resonating orality and...

taster review - Brilliant wine with bright character: woody spicy notes, prunes, tobacco shade, excellent astringency and balance...especially for the price of $9 !

95 James Suckling This has very complex aromas of primary fruit, wild herbs, blue fruit and a spicy, meaty edge. Assertive oak meets rich fruit. The palate is impressively pure, supple and richly flavored with blueberries and cherries. Such concentrated and delicious, darker-fruited pinot here.