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.

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.

92 points Wine Enthusiast This sleek, well-balanced wine pairs ample, juicy cherry and red-currant flavors with enticing oak accents of vanilla, toasted baguette and cinnamon. It’s smooth, supple and delicious.

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.

Wine Tasting Notes This wine's bouquet charms with scents of red cherry, ripe strawberry, cola and spice. On the palate soft mouthfeel complements flavors recalling plums and black cherry. Supple tannins and a dash of acidity end in a beautifully balanced, clean finish.

95 points - Jeb Dunnuck A crazy good value, the 2017 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley is the appellation release from this team, and it comes from all of the estate vineyards across the Green Valley, Laguna Ridge, and Sebastopol regions. Complex notes of strawberries, cranberries, violets, pine forest, and flowers all flow to a medium-bodied Pinot Noir that has a kiss of salinity and marine notes,...

"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...

94 pts. Wine Spectator Vivid raspberry, pomegranate and rose petal aromas lead to supple and well-built flavors that build richness and vibrancy on a lingering finish. Drink now through 2026.

Wine Enthusiast - Dark-berry and nutmeg aromas meet with pinches of potting soil on the nose of this bottling. Chaparral-scrub flavors arise on the sip, where tart cherry and pomegranate elements form the core.

Producer notes - Our 2019 Russian River Valley Reserve Pinot Noir has an opulent, garnet color. The wine opens with aromas of wild strawberry, plum, rose petal, toffee, and aromatic tea leaf. The palate brings notes of dark plum and cherry, dried herb, forest floor, and a hint of oak spice. This Pinot Noir offers vivid acidity and beautiful minerality on the finish. Pair with roast pork with...

Washington Post 2018 Review #8 I felt like the world had shifted on its axis when I found a second California pinot noir under $20 that delivered such quality. Bright and on the fruity side of pinot noir, with a hint of Bing cherry and blackberry, it offers complexity and depth. The distributor tells me “Mission Grove” has been removed from the label. To be honest, wine this good does not...

Tasting notes Ruby red with hints of plum. Aromas of raspberry tart, blueberry, dried herbs. On the palate, bold layers of blackberry, strawberry, and boysenberry, give way to flavors of cocoa and spice. A full bodied wine, balanced by refreshing acidity on the long finish.