Castle Rock Winery

Monterey County Pinot Noir

8.5236 ratings

8.63 pro ratings

Monterey County, Central 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

8.8

With family in Las Vegas

With family in Las Vegas

1 person found it helpfulJan 20th, 2016

8.6

Goes down smooth

Goes down smooth

1 person found it helpfulJun 26th, 2014

8.0

A lightly-bodied red ripe fruits hit the nose with subtle flavors that hit the tip of the tongue. The tannins can border on semi-sweet !

A lightly-bodied red ripe fruits hit the nose with subtle flavors that hit the tip of the tongue. The tannins can border on semi-sweet !

Jan 26th, 2024

6.1

this is ass juice. fuxxing terrible

this is ass juice. fuxxing terrible

Dec 24th, 2021

7.7

Not the greatest but decent price. With that being said. Light/medium color, light/medium nose and light on noir flavor...

Not the greatest but decent price. With that being said. Light/medium color, light/medium nose and light on noir flavor...

Sep 16th, 2020

8.6

Such a good Pinot!!! Dry without the dry tongue after tastes. Very smooth

Such a good Pinot!!! Dry without the dry tongue after tastes. Very smooth

Aug 26th, 2020

7.0

Finish was good. Front end was skanky. Don’t prefer to have again.

Finish was good. Front end was skanky. Don’t prefer to have again.

Aug 13th, 2020

Vasanth Balakrishnan

8.3

For $5.50 at Costco I had to try two bottles of this; Alas while it offers some enticing cherry and spicy dark berry aromas, it’s somewhat coarse on the palate with excessive oak, uncouth tannins - graceful this is not, but for that outstanding price it’s bound to make some CA #pinotnoir lovers happy. I’d recommend the Chilensis at $9 as a much better QPR option.

For $5.50 at Costco I had to try two bottles of this; Alas while it offers some enticing cherry and spicy dark berry aromas, it’s somewhat coarse on the palate with excessive oak, uncouth tannins - graceful this is not, but for that outstanding price it’s bound to make some CA #pinotnoir lovers happy. I’d recommend the Chilensis at $9 as a much better QPR option.

May 18th, 2020

8.5

More acidic than the Sonoma , not bad for a house Pinot

More acidic than the Sonoma , not bad for a house Pinot

Aug 29th, 2019

8.2

Ok. I might be weird.... but I got a smell of raw unshelled peanuts. Tastes good though... I'm assuming it's the tea notes.

Ok. I might be weird.... but I got a smell of raw unshelled peanuts. Tastes good though... I'm assuming it's the tea notes.

Feb 24th, 2019