Castle Rock Winery
Reserve Russian River Valley Pinot Noir
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
My favorite budget Pinot noir
My favorite budget Pinot noir
1 person found it helpfulOct 17th, 2015
Fruit up front. Dry finish.
Fruit up front. Dry finish.
1 person found it helpfulNov 26th, 2014
Here it is Friday and I am feeling much better. Feeling much better I go to an old favorite. I have been trying to find this Pinot Noir for the last two years. I will go into my stores of choice and look through all the Castle Rock Pinot choices trying to find this Russian River Valley Reserve. The Castle Rock RRV Reserve is one of the first RRV Pinot's I found to really like. On the nose I get cherry, vanilla, strawberry, spice and loamy soil. The palate leads me to fruit of plum, cherry, hints of Bonilla, and oak. There is also a nice acidity, minerality with a smooth finish.
Here it is Friday and I am feeling much better. Feeling much better I go to an old favorite. I have been trying to find this Pinot Noir for the last two years. I will go into my stores of choice and look through all the Castle Rock Pinot choices trying to find this Russian River Valley Reserve. The Castle Rock RRV Reserve is one of the first RRV Pinot's I found to really like. On the nose I get cherry, vanilla, strawberry, spice and loamy soil. The palate leads me to fruit of plum, cherry, hints of Bonilla, and oak. There is also a nice acidity, minerality with a smooth finish.
May 30th, 2014
Your first thought when taking a sip of wine, shouldn't be ... ewww that's acrid
Your first thought when taking a sip of wine, shouldn't be ... ewww that's acrid
Jan 17th, 2020Not a flavorful wine. Or I should say elegant flavors. Acidic tannic but not terrible.
Not a flavorful wine. Or I should say elegant flavors. Acidic tannic but not terrible.
Oct 1st, 2019
Supple, medium-bodied, offering Rich complex layers of plum, cherry, sweet vanilla oak, spice and floral notes.
Supple, medium-bodied, offering Rich complex layers of plum, cherry, sweet vanilla oak, spice and floral notes.
Feb 24th, 2019
Dark ruby/mahogany color
Nose: spices, cloves, earth,dark cured Virginia tobacco, very ripe plum, vanilla. Secondary aromas come out easily
Taste: thin body, plum, strawberry, delicate spice
Dark ruby/mahogany color
Nose: spices, cloves, earth,dark cured Virginia tobacco, very ripe plum, vanilla. Secondary aromas come out easily
Taste: thin body, plum, strawberry, delicate spice