Byington

Byington Estate Pinot Noir

8.822 ratings
8.31 pro ratings
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, 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
Erik Helms

Sommelier/Wine & Beer Buyer Whole Foods Oakland

8.3

High high acid, tart strawberry and Bing cherry. Crazy tart from the start. Finish is abrupt and far from smooth. Lacks depth and complexity.

High high acid, tart strawberry and Bing cherry. Crazy tart from the start. Finish is abrupt and far from smooth. Lacks depth and complexity.

1 person found it helpfulJun 4th, 2016
Seth Masterson

Mellow oak and red miso aromas when I first uncorked it.
Fresh tart red cherry and not quite ripe blackberry. A mild feeling of pop-rocks exploding on your tongue. Unfortunately I feel like the winaker felt like he needed to acidify this. And a residual taste of yeast in this natural unfiltered bottle.
I wonder what would happen if I layed it down for a couple years?
If you're going to open it up now then serve it with good quality Chinese or Burmese sweet and spicy foods.

7.9 for the $

Mellow oak and red miso aromas when I first uncorked it.
Fresh tart red cherry and not quite ripe blackberry. A mild feeling of pop-rocks exploding on your tongue. Unfortunately I feel like the winaker felt like he needed to acidify this. And a residual taste of yeast in this natural unfiltered bottle.
I wonder what would happen if I layed it down for a couple years?
If you're going to open it up now then serve it with good quality Chinese or Burmese sweet and spicy foods.

7.9 for the $

Dec 28th, 2021
Eunyoung Cho

Not too sweet not too bitter. Liked it. Sour taste. Pretty color. Alcoholic smell when inhale deep.

Not too sweet not too bitter. Liked it. Sour taste. Pretty color. Alcoholic smell when inhale deep.

Sep 11th, 2019
Mark Schmidt

Nice ruby color. Red cherries with a fair amount of spice.

Nice ruby color. Red cherries with a fair amount of spice.

Jan 24th, 2016
April Wang

Medium minus ruby. Cherry, raspberry, strawberry, wet leaves. Medium acidity, medium sugar.

Medium minus ruby. Cherry, raspberry, strawberry, wet leaves. Medium acidity, medium sugar.

Jan 17th, 2016
Judy Robinson

Very smooth and easy wine to drink with or without food.

Very smooth and easy wine to drink with or without food.

Sep 28th, 2015
Sophie Lee

Smooth, earthy, easy to drink

Smooth, earthy, easy to drink

Aug 30th, 2015
Luis Arguero (@winefromAtoZ)

Earthy, cherry, smooth. Local wine tasting

Earthy, cherry, smooth. Local wine tasting

Jun 14th, 2015
Paul Kelly

Soft, good tannins, earthy cherry, and some bergamot background. Pretty good!

Soft, good tannins, earthy cherry, and some bergamot background. Pretty good!

Jan 31st, 2015
Brett Goldstein

Smooth

Smooth

Nov 29th, 2013