95 Points
2019 Domaine de Montille Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Malconsorts Wine Advocate 95 Points The 2019 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Malconsorts has turned out brilliantly. Read moreShop
Nicolas Jay 2017 Willamette
2017 Nicolas Jay Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
Wine Spectator
93 Points
A lovely wine, elegantly complex and expressive, with raspberry and rose petal aromas accented by a hint of cardamom. Read more
Nicolas Jay 2018 Pinot Noir L'Ensemble HALF BOTTLE
2018 Nicolas Jay Pinot Noir “L’Ensemble” Willamette Valley 375ml Half Bottle
Wine Spectator
94 Points
Handsomely built and polished, with a vibrant core of lively acidity and tannins wrapped in vibrant cherry, savory forest floor and spice tones that build tension toward medium-grained tannins. Read more
Nicolas Jay 2018 Pinot Noir L'Esemble
2018 Nicolas Jay Pinot Noir “L’Ensemble” Willamette Valley
Wine Spectator
94 Points
Handsomely built and polished, with a vibrant core of lively acidity and tannins wrapped in vibrant cherry, savory forest floor and spice tones that build tension toward medium-grained tannins. Read more
Nicolas Jay 2018 Pinot Noir Own Rooted
2018 Nicolas Jay Pinot Noir Own-Rooted Willamette Valley
Vinous
94 Points
Glistening ruby. Read more
Nicolas Jay 2019 Pinot Noir Own-Rooted
WINEMAKER TASTING NOTES
3 vineyards, 100 years of life...1 wine. Read more
Nicolas Jay 2019 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley
94pts Wine Spectator: A wine with grace and tension, this opens with pretty violet aromas that lead to vibrant, steely raspberry and guava flavors accented by forest floor and spices. Read more
Nielson 2016 Pinot Noir
90+ points
2016 Nielson Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills San Francisco Wine Panel Score 90+ Points Elegant and well-evolved, yet still fresh, the aromas of this pretty Pinot offer a genteel harmony of red plum, boysenberry, dark cherry, baking spice and a hint of mace along with mineral undercurrents. Read more
Noria 2018 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
Intense aromas of raspberry, violet, a hint of dark cherry, rose-petal, and seductive bouquets of cedar, white pepper, and caramel. Read more
Noria 2018 Pinot Noir Sangiacomo
91 Points
2018 Noria Pinot Noir Sangiacomo Vineyards Sonoma Coast San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points This elegant Pinot offers aromas of grenadine, dried red cherry, strawberry pie, red rose petal, mushroom and black tea leaf along with an undercurrent of roasted game. Read more
Noria 2019 Pinot Noir Sangiacomo Sonoma Coast
2019 Noria Pinot Noir Sangiacomo Vineyard Sonoma Coast
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Papapietro 2021 Pinot Noir Leras Family Vineyard
97+ points
2019 Papapietro Perry Pinot Noir Leras Family Vineyard Russian River Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97+ Points Perhaps the best yet of Papapietro’s many Leras bottlings, this beauty opens with lovely aromas of sour red cherry, strawberry preserves, lingonberry, red raspberry, pink rose, pink peppercorn, baking spice and tobacco leaf above a harder-edged mineral undercurrent. Read morePatz & Hall 2015 Pinot Noir Hyde MAGNUM
92 points
2015 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir Hyde Vineyard Wine Advocate 92 Points Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2015 Pinot Noir Hyde Vineyard is redolent of red and black cherries, violets, underbrush and garrigue. Read more
Patz & Hall 2017 Pinot Noir Pisoni
98+ Points
2017 Patz & Hall Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands San Francisco Wine Panel Score 98+ Points Showcasing textbook Pisoni “muscle”, this wine unfolds powerful aromas centered on black raspberry, dark cherry, black fig, black peppercorn, roasted game, mocha, toasted rosemary, dried laurel and oolong tea. Read more
Patz & Hall 2018 Pinot Noir Chenowith
95 points
2018 Patz & Hall Chenoweth Ranch Pinot Noir (Russian River Valley) Wine Enthusiast 95 Points This is a spicy, fruity and layered wine, intensely built from a vineyard-designated site the producer has been working with since 2004. Read more
Paul Lato 2019 Pinot Noir "Victor Francis"
2019 Paul Lato Wines Pinot Noir "Victor Francis" Peake Ranch Vineyard
Vinous
91 Points
The 2019 Pinot Noir Peake Ranch Vineyard Victor Francis is one of the more reticent wines in this range. Read more
Paul Lato 2021 Pinot Noir "Stand by Me"
99 points
2021 Paul Lato Pinot Noir “Stand By Me” Santa Rita Hills San Francisco Wine Panel Score 99 Points As so often in the past, this bottling combines vivid zest, tannic grip and concentrated fruit of pristine focus to create an impression of pending drama. Read more
Pence 2020 Pinot Noir Estate
91+ points
2020 Pence Pinot Noir “Estate” Santa Rita Hills San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91+ Points Youthfully subtle yet expansive as it airs, this pretty Pinot opens to reveal the pedigree of its fine fruit source. Read more
Portfolio 2017 Limited Edition
94 Points
2017 Portfolio Limited Edition Proprietary Red Napa Valley Wine Enthusiast 94 Points Winemaker Genevieve Janssens combines 84% Cabernet Sauvignon from Hendry Ranch and 16% Cabernet Franc from Desert East Vineyard into a sublime, powerful and richly rewarding wine, given 30 months of aging in all-new French oak. Read more
Racines 2019 Pinot Noir Riconada
96 points
2019 Racines Pinot Noir La Riconada Vineyard Santa Rita Hills San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96 Points A picture of restrained elegance, this notably complex Pinot Noir offers aromas of bottled red cherry, raspberry coulis, blood orange, cardamom, coriander seed, star anise, sandalwood and baking spice. Read more
Roar 2021 Pinot Noir Gary's
97 points
2021 Roar Pinot Noir Garys’ Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97 Points Elegant and slightly floral, the nose of this classy Pinot offers gradually emerging aromas of pink rose and violet poised above a deeper core of red plum, lingonberry, Bing cherry, pink peppercorn, tobacco leaf, baking spice and mace. Read more
Roar 2021 Pinot Noir Sierra Mar Vineyard
97+ points
2021 Roar Pinot Noir Sierra Mar Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97+ Points Deeply ripe and fruit packed, this opulent wine opens with plush aromas centered on pomegranate, sour red cherry, cranberry sauce and pink peppercorn, deftly married to pretty oak spice notes and poised above a sea shell-like mineral undercurrent. Read more
Roar 2021 Pinot Noir SLH
92 points
2021 Roar Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92 Points Deep, concentrated and distinctive, the nose of this fine bottling betrays its virtuous fruit sources in its aromas of sour red cherry, boysenberry, red raspberry, pomegranate, cranberry sauce, pink peppercorn, tobacco leaf, Oolong tea and crushed rock underpinnings. Read more
Rochioli 2018 Pinot Noir “Little Hill” Estate Russian River Valley
95 points
2018 Rochioli Pinot Noir “Little Hill” Estate Russian River Valley Wine Advocate 95 Points Pale ruby, the nose of the 2018 Pinot Noir Little Hill is delicate and perfumed, with notes of dried lavender, tea leaves, citrus peel and red berries plus touches of iron and licorice. Read more
Rochioli 2018 Pinot Noir “Sweetwater” Estate Russian River Valley
94 points
2018 J Rochioli Pinot Noir Sweetwater Vineyard Russian River Valley Wine Advocate 94 Points Pale to medium ruby-purple, the 2018 Pinot Noir Sweetwater Vineyard has delicate scents of potpourri, forest floor, meaty hints and red and blue berry fruits with spicy touches. Read more
Route Stock 2020 Pinot Noir
91 Points
2020 RouteStock Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points This Pinot Noir opens with a genteel, intriguing harmony of fruity and savory scents, as dark cherry and dark boysenberry counterpoint notes of baking spice, black tea leaf, forest earth and mushroom. Read more
Route Stock 2021 Pinot Noir
90 points
2021 Routestock Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast San Francisco Wine Panel Score 90 Points This is a gentle Pinot with pretty fruit and soft edges. Read more
Ryan Cochrane 2016 Pinot Noir Fiddlestix
2016 Ryan Cochran Pinot Noir Fiddlestix Vineyard Santa Rita Hills
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points
The Fiddlesticks vineyard always produces an elegant wine, yet they rarely reach this level of richness. Read more
Sandler 2021 Pinot Noir Bien Nacido
92+ points
2021 Sandler Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard Santa Maria Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 92+ Points This Pinot represents its famous vineyard with youthful intensity and impressive focus. Read moreTable 11 2021 Pinot Noir Peake Ranch
94 points
2021 Table Eleven Pinot Noir Pence Ranch Santa Rita Hills NVWE Notes: San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points The aromas of this pretty Pinot Noir are an elegant melange of bottled red cherry, grenadine, preserved red plum, pink rose, baking spice and star anise scents. Read more
Talisman Pinot Noir Gus' 2017
95+ Points
2017 Talisman Pinot Noir Gus's Vineyard Russian River Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95+ Points Well evolved, rich and notably complex, the nose of this classy Pinot Noir unfolds as a harmonious bouquet of Bing cherry galette, blackberry cobbler. Read more
Ten Acre 2019 Pinot Noir Boots
93+ points
2019 Ten Acre Pinot Noir Boots Block Russian River Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 93+ Points Forthcoming notes of black raspberry, boysenberry, dark cherry, cinnamon, baking spice and hazenut husk create a focused medley in the nose of this fine bottling. Read more
Terrien 2015 Pinot Noir Marin
2015 Terrien Pinot Noir Corda Vineyard Marin County
NVWE Notes: Rich and elegant, the aromas of this intriguing Pinot are a compote of red plum tart, strawberry jam, red currant, mulling-spice, root beer bark, cinnamon stick, dried red rose, sumac berry, pink peppercorn, vanilla toffee and tobacco leaf expressions. Read more
Testarossa 2018 Pinot Noir Doctor's
95+ points
2018 Testarossa Pinot Noir Doctor’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95+ Points Rich, complex and impressively evolved, the aromas of this seductive wine are a fulsome medley of sour red cherry, Santa Rosa plum tart, raspberry galette, pink rose, mace, star anise, baking spice and sweet tobacco leaf scents. Read more
Trombetta 2014 Pinot Noir Gaps Crown
91 points
2014 Trombetta Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard Petaluma Gap, Sonoma Coast NVWE Notes: This impressive Pinot is textbook "Gap's Crown" in its combination of early appeal and age-worthiness. Read more
Vivier 2019 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast
91 Points
2019 Vivier Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast San Francisco Wine Panel Score 91 Points Gently floral and quietly zesty the nose of this attractive Pinot Noir offers scents of red plum, red boysenberry, candied rose, baking spice and star anise. Read moreVivier 2021 Pinot Noir Gaps Crown
95 points
2021 Vivier Pinot Noir Gap’s Crown Vineyard Petaluma Gap San Francisco Wine Panel Score 95 Points Leaning as much toward Burgundy as California, this is an elegant Pinot built for food service. Read more
Wayfarer 2017 Pinot Noir Wayfarer's Vineyard
96+ points
2017 Wayfarer Pinot Noir Wayfarer Vineyard Fort-Ross-Seaview San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96+ Points Although the 2017 is a bit shy at opening, it ultimately reveals its pedigree. Read more
Whitehall Lane 2019 Pinot Noir Potgap
92 points
2019 Whitehall Lane Pinot NoirSonoma Stage Vineyard Petalume Gap, Sonome Coast Wine Enthusiast 90 Points Perfumed and lively on the nose, this wine shows strong tannin on the palate, offering forested highlights of baked strawberry and blackberry and richness of graham cracker. Read more
Whitehall Lane 2020 Pinot Noir Sonoma Stage
This Whitehall Lane Sonoma Stage Vineyard Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir has aromatic layers of fresh cranberries, blood orange zest, wild strawberries, cherry lollipop and lightly toasted walnuts. Read more
Williams Selyem 2021 Pinot Estate
96+ points
2021 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Estate Vineyard Russian River Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96+ Points Williams Selyem’s Estate vineyard is frequently plush and forthcoming, yet in 2021 firming tannins and bright zest create a tighter, more structured package. Read more
Williams Selyem 2021 Pinot Ferrington
97+ points
2021 Williams Selyem Pinot Noir Ferrington Vineyard Anderson Valley San Francisco Wine Panel Score 97+ Points If as fine as any great vintage of Ferrington Pinot is assumed to be, the 2021 is more deliciously forthcoming than expected. Read more