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.

90 pts. Decanter Piquant and delicately oaky red fruit nose, boosted by notes of leather, black cherry, coffee and cedar. The sleek attack is followed by raspberry freshness, ripe dark fruit and a hint of tea leaf. This shows fine complexity and will certainly develop well with time in bottle.

"My favorite of the trio, the 2016 Pinot Noir Silver Eagle Vineyard has a perfumed, spice-filled character as well as awesome kirsch and blackberry fruits intermixed with lots of dried flowers, forest floor, and spice. It's full-bodied, concentrated, has thrilling complexity, fine tannins, and a great finish. This cuvée comes from a site on the Sonoma Coast, was completely destemmed, and spent...

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...

"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.

Winemaker Notes The 2016 McManis Family Vineyards Pinot Noir is light purple in color with a lustrous hue. Fresh Cherry, Strawberry and Raspberry flavors are perceptible as the round silky wine passes through the mouth. Vanilla undertones, lent to the wine from oak aging, are perceptible in the clean, but supple finish. Ripe Strawberry, Cherry, and Raspberry aromas are joined by a cream and...

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 !

Wine Spectator 90 Points "Cedar and hot stone notes accent the dried cherry, plum and pomegranate flavors that glide across the palate. Shows focused minerality on the finish, with citrusy hints. Drink now through 2023."

92 pts. James Suckling Blueberry and mushroom aromas with hints of dried flowers. Medium to full body. Blackberries. Firm tannins. Juicy finish. Very good now, but best after 2022.

This is seriously good California Pinot from the Russian River Valley at an incredibly low price. You can taste the cool climate fruit right out of the gate with its ripe red cherry, blackberry and plum flavors perfectly balanced by fresh subtle acidity. It’s a must-buy for folks who drink American Pinot!