Acacia

St. Clair Vineyards Pinot Noir

9.015 ratings
9.111 pro ratings
Carneros, North Coast, California, USA
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.3

From magnum. What a great surprise. Lots of life here with bright cherries and dusty spices.
Perfect with our Thanksgiving feast.

From magnum. What a great surprise. Lots of life here with bright cherries and dusty spices.
Perfect with our Thanksgiving feast.

Nov 24th, 2018
Kurt-Inge Eklund

First Acacia vintage that showed very well

First Acacia vintage that showed very well

Mar 27th, 2015
Julia Weinberg

Blinded by the White! classic pinot nose w/ tricky mid palate weightiness. Lovely. And most certainly not 100% pinot, maybe some zin?

Blinded by the White! classic pinot nose w/ tricky mid palate weightiness. Lovely. And most certainly not 100% pinot, maybe some zin?

Nov 27th, 2014
Brett Pinkin

Another wine with a damaged label - hence unsalable - from the earthquake this past Sunday that I have the pleasure of obsolescing. Gorgeous red fruit aromatics with scintillating acidity. Perfect condition. Superb structure for aging - still has firm acidity and enough bright fruit to fill it out. Vintage 2008 tasting in Aug 2014.

Another wine with a damaged label - hence unsalable - from the earthquake this past Sunday that I have the pleasure of obsolescing. Gorgeous red fruit aromatics with scintillating acidity. Perfect condition. Superb structure for aging - still has firm acidity and enough bright fruit to fill it out. Vintage 2008 tasting in Aug 2014.

Aug 30th, 2014
Alder Yarrow

Wine Blogger Vinography

8.5

Beautiful and very much alive. The fruit is still bright and beautiful spice. Cedar. Raspberry. Yum.

Beautiful and very much alive. The fruit is still bright and beautiful spice. Cedar. Raspberry. Yum.

Aug 18th, 2014
Bill Bishop

Another nice aged PN. Went well with lamb chops after flight of six. Yummy. One of Jim St. Clair's best.

Another nice aged PN. Went well with lamb chops after flight of six. Yummy. One of Jim St. Clair's best.

May 22nd, 2017
JKT
9.2

Thought by RC to be dead but really excellent. Probably fruit forward in youth but now nicely resolved and full of earthy secondary notes of dark fruits and minerals and earth. Long finish and fragrant nose of ripe fruits. Gerhard Revere dinner 8/21/26.

Thought by RC to be dead but really excellent. Probably fruit forward in youth but now nicely resolved and full of earthy secondary notes of dark fruits and minerals and earth. Long finish and fragrant nose of ripe fruits. Gerhard Revere dinner 8/21/26.

Aug 22nd, 2016
Kurt-Inge Eklund

Kurt-Inge had this 5 years ago

Kurt-Inge had this 5 years ago

Jun 2nd, 2019
Kurt-Inge Eklund

Kurt-Inge had this 7 years ago

Kurt-Inge had this 7 years ago

Dec 29th, 2017
Kurt-Inge Eklund

Kurt-Inge had this 7 years ago

Kurt-Inge had this 7 years ago

Dec 15th, 2017