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Marin County Pinot Noir Reviews

Score: 90 | February 1, 2023 | Wine & Spirits

Here’s a wine for those who like a little sea wrack in their pinot noir; this one has oceanic persistence and sweet, high-toned strawberry fruit. You could think of the green herb scents as nori, to complement nigiri sushi.

Score: 93 | October 1, 2020 | Wine Enthusiast

This distinctive and complex wine offers a bouquet of dark fruit, bay leaf and black tea that are joined in the flavors by black cherry and clove. Excellent depth of flavor, full body and layering add to its quality and interest. Best through 2024. 

Score: Best of Marin County | April 16, 2018 | Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge

Gold, 91 pts

Score: Silver | November 21, 2017 | Grand Harvest Awards
Score: Best of Marin County AVA | April 14, 2017 | Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge

Gold Medal, 90 Points
Sexy; approachable.

Score: 90 | April 15, 2016 | Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge

Best of Marin 

Score: 89 | December 31, 2014 | Wine Spectator

Shows a dusty berry and cedary oak core, with firm and woodsy tannins, yet the fruit is intense and focused. Long, sleek and refined. -JL

Score: 98 | April 27, 2015 | Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge

Best of Class, Best of Marin County.
A Classy Pinot. A Stunner!

Score: Silver | March 5, 2015 | North of the Gate Wine Competition
Score: Silver | January 12, 2015 | San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
Score: 89 | May 1, 2014 | Wine Enthusiast
A young, structured Pinot Noir exuding tart red cherry and pomegranate, clearly grown in a cool climate in a cool year with an undertone of brushy herbes de Provence. The finish continues the theme of tartness and acidity, a willing partner for something unexpected like oysters or bacon-wrapped dates.
Score: Silver | February 6, 2014 | American Fine Wine Competition
Score: 88 | July 1, 2013 | Wine Spectator
The aromas of ripe berry, cola, cedar and fresh earth are moderately rich, with a smoky edge, maintaining a delicate balance through the finish. Drink now through 2019. 592 cases made. –JL
Score: Best of Marin County | June 6, 2013 | 2013 North Coast Wine Challenge
Score: 90 | January 1, 2012 | Burghound
A perfumed, spicy and attractively elegant nose offers up a ripe combination of red and black cherries along with a hint of violets. The delicious, fresh and energetic middle weight flavors possess a beguiling mouth feel along with an agreeably dry and clean finish of impeccable balance. This offers excellent value.
Score: 88, Best Buy | December 1, 2011 | Wine & Spirits Magazine
Tart cranberry flavors darken into the finish of this wine. It ends on black fruit, lasting with the warmth of alcohol, leaving a firm impression as well as a note of oak. This needs a year or two in the cellar to evolve. *Best Buy
Score: 90 | November 1, 2011 | Wine Enthusiast
Displays the winery's house style of flashy, delicious fruit and early drinkability. Shows the brisk acidity of this cool coastal county, with a light, silky texture and penetrating flavors of raspberries, cherries, persimmons and the sweet, smoky oak of French barrels. -S.H.