2014 Chalone Vineyard Pinot Noir Estate Grown Heritage Vines, USA, California, Monterey, Chalone, Wine Review

Ruby in color, clear and bright. The nose is great with an earthy cherry quality to it. Perhaps some woodsy tree bark as well. On the palate, this has a soft, creamy texture. Cherries, slightly sour with depth. Tight layers that open in the glass. Nice finish. This seems like it would age nicely over the next ten to fifteen years. Drinking well right now. This will match with a wide variety of foods from Salmon to Turkey and more. Upside overtime is likely.

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A-

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Vintage:

2014

Current Price:

$30.00USD

2014 Holman Ranch Pinot Noir Kelly's Press Estate Grown, USA, California, Carmel Valley, Wine Review

Vintage:

2014

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Current Price:

$28.00USD

Light ruby in color, clear and bright. The nose has rhubarb and slight cranberries with a touch of asparagus. On the palate, this has cranberries. Not much depth. Biting acidity. A thankfully short finish. Not sure where this goes from here. I tried a few different bottles but poured out all my glasses and switched to beer.

Top California Pinot Noir: Which California Wine Producers Make the Best Pinot Noir?

California has actually been making outstanding wines from the Pinot Noir grape for a long time. Sure, not long in the Burgundian sense but going back at least to the middle of the last century there were good bottles of Pinot Noir being produced in California. Not many to be sure, but there were some. Starting slowly, in the 1990’s, and then exploding when the movie Sideways came out, there are now more and more offerings of good to excellent Pinot Noir being produced in California.

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2014 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Summa Old Vines, USA, California, Sonoma Coast, Wine Review

Vintage:

2014

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Grade:

A-

Deep ruby in color, mostly opaque and bright. The nose has some funk with black cherry fruit. On the palate, there is plenty of depth. It is very tight and needs more time. Some black cherry and sour cherry fruit with underlying earthiness. Nice finish. Probably best to hold another five to seven years and then drink for twenty after that. This would work well with Grilled Salmon. Lots of upside for those who are patient.

2017 Landmark Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands, USA, California, Monterey, Wine Review

Vintage:

2017

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Grade:

A-

Current Price:

$45.00USD

This is a surprisingly big and bold Pinot Noir. The surprise is more that it is from the Santa Lucia Highlands. The vines were planted in 2008. Although 2017 wasa bit lighter of a vintage in Sonoma/Napa, it would appear that down in Monterey, there was no issue in getting fruit ripe. Certainly not for this wine. It has a very pretty ruby/garnet color. Clear and bright. The nose shows coffee, black cherries, and a slight rhubarb. With air a bit of brown sugar emerges. On the palate, this is full bodied with light tannins. It has juicy red berries. There is some oak coming thru as

2017 La Crema Pinot Noir Rosé, USA, California, Monterey, Wine Review

Vintage:

2017

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Grade:

B+

Light pink/orange in color. The nose has some slight watermelon and a bit of grapefruits. This is an easy, light rose on the palate. Refreshing notes of cherries and some cinnamon. Around $16, this is nice for a party.

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