Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard

Bailey's Branciforte Ridge Pinot Noir

8.616 ratings
8.44 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
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.6

2009. Brett looming.

2009. Brett looming.

Oct 8th, 2014
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.5

1000th wine on here!

1000th wine on here!

Feb 27th, 2014
Jeffrey Woo

Medium ruby hue. Tasting notes of apple, berry, citrus, earthy, and sour cherry. Medium-full body, with medium tannins and high acidity. Smooth yet refined and complex.

Medium ruby hue. Tasting notes of apple, berry, citrus, earthy, and sour cherry. Medium-full body, with medium tannins and high acidity. Smooth yet refined and complex.

Aug 13th, 2023
Matthew Steilen

Romance.

Nose is strawberry, hay, and some forest floor. My 5 yr old daughter says grape, cherry. Heavy bodied; very fleshy for a pinot. So much fruit! Almost sweet on the palate, just juicy and peppery. This is the cab of pinots.

Romance.

Nose is strawberry, hay, and some forest floor. My 5 yr old daughter says grape, cherry. Heavy bodied; very fleshy for a pinot. So much fruit! Almost sweet on the palate, just juicy and peppery. This is the cab of pinots.

Feb 14th, 2016
Matthew Steilen

Serious wine. Lemon cherry fruit, bright acidity, finish is purple fruits

Serious wine. Lemon cherry fruit, bright acidity, finish is purple fruits

Aug 7th, 2015
Alec Lytle

This I like a lot more than the last few SC mountain Pinots I have tried. Nice depth and evolving complexity. Sharp at first in a pleasing way...nice lingering fruit.

This I like a lot more than the last few SC mountain Pinots I have tried. Nice depth and evolving complexity. Sharp at first in a pleasing way...nice lingering fruit.

Aug 30th, 2014
Sofie Tyger

Mark

Jun 27th, 2016
Winston Jones

Host OrganicWineReview, Assistant Buyer Savvy Cellar Wine Bar

7.8

Winston had this 11 years ago

Winston had this 11 years ago

Mar 4th, 2014
Alex Krause

Alex had this 11 years ago

Alex had this 11 years ago

Jan 28th, 2014
Uli Klumpp

Uli had this 3 years ago

Uli had this 3 years ago

Sep 25th, 2021