Dehlinger Winery

Altamont Pinot Noir

9.312 ratings
9.41 pro ratings
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, 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
Jordan Wardlaw

Lush, powerful and focused. Tremendous weight but still feels lifted by fresh acidity and the exotic spice character that I often get from red Altamont soils in this vineyard. The finish is an irresistible basket of ripe, bright red forest fruit that really is spellbinding in good vintages which 2013 certainly was. Incredible compliment to last night’s Chinese duck.

Lush, powerful and focused. Tremendous weight but still feels lifted by fresh acidity and the exotic spice character that I often get from red Altamont soils in this vineyard. The finish is an irresistible basket of ripe, bright red forest fruit that really is spellbinding in good vintages which 2013 certainly was. Incredible compliment to last night’s Chinese duck.

Feb 6th, 2019
Jerry Raphael

Dehlinger is great and this is one of their best but a lot of excellent wines on the table and a lot going on.

Dehlinger is great and this is one of their best but a lot of excellent wines on the table and a lot going on.

Feb 24th, 2023
Jerry Raphael

Loaded PN with black fruits, cola, spice and berries.

Loaded PN with black fruits, cola, spice and berries.

Oct 23rd, 2022
Steve Messinger

Showing great fruit and fantastic balance drinking well now but will continue to evolve over the next two years

Showing great fruit and fantastic balance drinking well now but will continue to evolve over the next two years

Jul 10th, 2019
Doug Sayed

This has high potential. Better on day two, this young wine has great black cherry and other dark fruits and a solid structure to support it. Delicious now, better in a year or two.

This has high potential. Better on day two, this young wine has great black cherry and other dark fruits and a solid structure to support it. Delicious now, better in a year or two.

Mar 5th, 2017
Steve Wilcox

90 pts good every day drinker

90 pts good every day drinker

Jul 13th, 2016
Chris A

Incredible Pinot N. Received as a gift from a neighbor and this is indeed a special occasion wine - it's delicate, yet full of fruit while maintaining a robust medium to full body presence. Absolutely wow.

Incredible Pinot N. Received as a gift from a neighbor and this is indeed a special occasion wine - it's delicate, yet full of fruit while maintaining a robust medium to full body presence. Absolutely wow.

Dec 2nd, 2015
Austin Steeno

Austin had this 10 months ago

Austin had this 10 months ago

Feb 16th, 2024
Robert West

Robert had this 3 years ago

Robert had this 3 years ago

Mar 12th, 2022
Mladen Dragojlovic

Mladen had this 8 years ago

Mladen had this 8 years ago

Dec 15th, 2016