North Coast Pinot Noir

Robert Sinskey Vineyards

Los Carneros Pinot Noir 2016

Charlie Abbott
9.0

This wine tastes like warm California sunshine. I’d say it’s at the end of its pleasurable drinking window. Good mix of secondary/tertiary character — 3 days ago

Williams Selyem

Weir Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

Bright, nice depth and complexity.
Paired perfectly with grilled salmon, tomatoes & burrata and small potatoes.
— 14 days ago

Littorai

Les Larmes Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2022

Medium ruby with quite wide watery ruby rim . Aromatic on the nose with raspberry , rose , spiced orange peel and black cherry . On the palate this is well balanced and quite elegant in style , fresh acidity and suave fine tannins , balanced alcohol . Lots of fresh fruits , strawberry, raspberry and dark cherry , with some spice and chalky minerality. Decent dark cherry tinged finish . Perfect now , don’t know whether this will age particularly well, but from now and over the next 5 years . — a month ago

Tom, Scott@Mister and 5 others liked this

Sea Smoke

Ten Estate Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2016

Sticking with my rating from two years ago, but I would add tasting lavender and plum. Delicious! — a month ago

Kosta Browne

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

At Bouchon (Venetian/Vegas). First time trying this; paired with vegetable gnocchi that had more of a tomato based sauce. Smooth. — 2 months ago

Belle Glos

Clark & Telephone Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018

Ming L
9.2

The house style is still here with ripe, slightly over extracted blue fruits, baking spices, cocoa, and a plush velvety palate. But the fruits become less confectionary and some savory components have emerged. Acidity seems more apparent. Really nice integration.

I think Pinot bottlings from Belle Glos are at their best with 5-8 years bottle aging. This is another proof.
— 5 days ago

Joel, Tom and 1 other liked this

Roederer Estate

L'Ermitage Brut Anderson Valley Chardonnay Pinot Noir 2012

A M A Z I N G!!!! Fragrant nose of fresh brioche and warm plums. Slight hint of marzipan. Long finish. Delicious. Love what this have evolved into. — 20 days ago

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Williams Selyem

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2003

21 years and going strong. Acid and fruit still in perfect balance. Wish we had more. Last bottle — 10 days ago

Joel liked this

Hirsch Vineyards

San Andreas Fault Pinot Noir 2022

David Hirsch passed away this week - so this is a tough one. Gained complexity with time 4 days under Argon gas line. Mostly raspberry driven. No cherry here…. — a month ago

Ira, Tom and 7 others liked this

Pisoni Vineyards

Estate Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir 2011

This one always outperforms expectations. Was told it’s “fire” by GenZ — 2 months ago

Paul, Dave and 4 others liked this

Au Bon Climat

Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir

Amy
9.0

master the world — loved!! — 2 months ago

Rhys Vineyards

Bearwallow Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015

Drinking very nicely but a delicate wine. Need to swish it to get to taste the fruit and earth. Drink now - unclear benefits to aging further. — 14 days ago

Marcassin

Marcassin Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

Always incredible. Beautiful red fruits and florals. Very young, showed no heat, just an amazing wine. First one out of the case Ryan gave me. — 5 days ago

Jean-Philip, Joe and 3 others liked this

Sea Smoke

Southing Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2023

delicious biodynamic Sta Rita pinot. tons of salinity and characteristic terroir. — 5 days ago

Goldeneye (Duckhorn Vineyards)

Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2026

Cherry, oak, and a hint of cinnamon. Medium bodied and approachable. — a month ago

La Crema

Monterey Pinot Noir 2023

Very fruit heavy and fresh/clean tasting. Great summer Pinot. May be my new fave la crema — a month ago

La Crema

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2023

Light bodied. Very good — a month ago

Aubert

UV Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019

This was really good.

Great flavor with raspberry and other red fruits

Solid acidity and freshness.

Little airtime did well but didn’t. Red more than 30 mins to an hour.

— 2 months ago

Tom and Scott@Mister liked this