Marco Ambrosio

9.0

The nostrils absorb heaps of stone and chalk while the palate delights in a light, smooth, and crisp taste with notes of lemon citrus. Elegant label and fair price bring hope on a day Mateo leaned into his terrible twos. — 6 days ago

Doug Powers

9.0

Nice redfruit aromas and flavors, floral, still just a bit of tannic structure, medium-long finish, solid Oregon Pinot. — 6 months ago

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Adam Kincaid

9.1

All the generic positive hallmarks of a Sonoma Pinot coalesce into this consistently popular and widely distributed bottle: Cherry cola, red ripened cherries, a whiff of vanilla, cocoa, black tea and cedar. The body is medium-low but the acids prove mouth watering counterparts of a solid tannic structure. — 10 months ago

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Eric Urbani

9.5

Nine Santa Rita Hills (Santa Barbara County) PNs, 2004-2010. Loved the smokiness on this one, my #1 — a month ago

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8.9

The 2021 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley lifts from the glass with a spicy and savory blend of citrus-tinged strawberries and clove. It's softly textured with juicy acidity and crisp wild berry fruits. This leaves a white pepper tinge and edgy tannins while maintaining a fresh persona. (Eric Guido, Vinous, January 2024)
— 3 months ago

Doug Powers

9.1

Earthy, floral, dried redfruit aromas and flavors, color fading a little, not quite as fresh as the bottle I opened 4 years ago, have 1 more, but overall, quite fine, should go well with the grilled Alaskan wild king salmon tonight!! — 8 months ago

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Kapyrick Wine

9.0

v17. Very good, terroir driven wine. Soft smoked meat nose. Fresh, rich, fresh crushed black cherry and black berry fruit. Long, slightly astringent, zippy, earthy finish. Nicely balanced. — 2 years ago

Ashley Chavez

9.0

Not too heavy. Not too dry. Subtle flavor. — a month ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

Wes Hagen, 20 year veteran wine maker at Clos Pepe Vineyard, joined our group and gave us a master class in Santa Barbara pinot noir. We tried 11 PNs from 2004-2010, made by Loring, AP Vin, Sandler, Siduri, and Brewer-Clifton. This 2009 Loring had the meaty flavors that I love in a great US PN. — a month ago

Doug Powers

9.2

Lovely redfruits, fresher and more youthful than the 1999 Christian David, lovely acidity, the last of our Alaskan wild king salmon really matches great with this, medium-long finish, very nice. — 8 months ago

with Jim