| Description |
$ / * |
Tasting notes |
2015 Lot 539
Cameron Hughes
Oregon |
15
*** |
11/2018
Medium body, good fruit. This has excellent
balance. Nice blend of earthy character and Pinot fruit. |
| 2012 Roth Estate Sonoma Coast |
19
*** |
06/2016
Big body, good fruit. This has excellent
balance. Nice blend of earthy character and Pinot fruit. |
2013 Cameron Hughes Collection
Monterey |
15
*** |
12/2015
Medium body, good fruit. This has excellent
balance. Nice blend of earthy character and Pinot fruit. |
2012 Lot 398
Cameron Hughes
Dry Creek |
15
*** |
04/2015
Medium body, good fruit. This has excellent
balance. Nice blend of earthy character and Pinot fruit. |
2012 Lot 405
Cameron Hughes
Central Coast |
15
*** |
02/2015
Medium body, good fruit. This has excellent
balance. Nice blend of earthy character and Pinot fruit. |
2010 Sean Minor
Carneros |
18
**** |
10/2014
Medium body, good fruit.
This has excellent balance, and is fairly complex. Nice blend of earthy character and Pinot fruit. |
2012 Lot 395
Cameron Hughes
Russian River Valley |
18
*** |
08/2014
Medium body, good fruit. This has excellent
balance. Nice blend of earthy character and Pinot fruit. |
2011 Calera
Calif Central Coast |
20
*** |
01/2014
Medium body, good fruit. This has excellent
balance - one of the better Calera Pinots I have had. Nice blend of earthy character and Pinot fruit. |
2011 Lange
Oregon |
22
*** |
04/2013
Medium body, good fruit. This has excellent
balance, and nice flavors. Nice blend of earthy character and Pinot fruit. |
2009 Sean Minor
Carneros |
18
**** |
01/2013
Medium body, good fruit.
This has excellent balance, and is fairly complex. Nice blend of earthy character and Pinot fruit. |
2011 Meiomi
Monterey - Santa Barbara - Sonoma |
19
*** |
12/2012
Medium body, good fruit. This has typical Pinot flavors. My only complaint is that it is too fruity, so it seems lacking in typical earthy flavors. |
2009 MacMurray
Central Coast |
13
** |
10/2012
Light body, good fruit. This has typical Pinot flavors, but is a bit on the light side. |
2008 Gloria Ferrer
Carneros |
19
** |
10/2012
Light body, good fruit. This has typical Pinot flavors. This has pretty good balance. But it is on the light side, and a bit pricey. |
2010 Hofstatter Meczan
Alto Adige - Italy |
19
*** |
10/2012
Light body, good fruit. This has excellent
balance, and good flavors. This would fool anyone as to where the bottle came from! |
2010 A to Z
Oregon |
17
** |
09/2012
Medium body, good fruit. This has typical Pinot flavors, but is a bit on the light side. |
2007 BearBoat
Russian River |
15
*** |
09/2012
Medium body, good fruit. This has excellent
balance, and good flavors. This was the best year for BearBoat (in recent history). |
2008 Erath
Oregon |
14
** |
07/2010
Medium body, light fruit. This seemed too light - definitely not as good as earlier vintages. |
2006 Rodney Strong
Estate Vineyards
Russian River Valley |
16
** |
12/2008 Medium body, good fruit. This has
typical earthy flavors, and is the best balanced of the 3 wines. |
2006 Mark West
California |
11
** |
12/2008 Medium body, light fruit. This has
typical earthy flavors, and is a decent buy at this price. |
2006 A to Z
Oregon |
18
* |
12/2008 Medium body, light fruit. This barely
tastes like a Pinot Noir - a disappointing result for the most expensive of 3 wines I tasted!
Not Recommended |
2006
Willamette Valley Vyd
Oregon |
17
* |
03/2008 Medium body, light fruit. This does
NOT taste like a Pinot Noir, or anything else! It is not a wine I would buy again.
Not Recommended |
2006 Cartlidge & Brown
California |
11
** |
02/2008 Medium body, good fruit. This has
typical earthy flavors, and it went well with grilled pork tenderloin. |
2003
Rowland Wild Thyme
New Zealand |
30
**** |
11/2005
Medium body, good fruit.
This has excellent balance, and is fairly complex. We found this while on vacation in South Carolina. Expensive, but worth it! |
2003
Mt. Difficulty
New Zealand |
30
**** |
06/2005
Big body, good fruit.
This has excellent balance, and is fairly complex. Our
favorite Pinot from New Zealand. Expensive, but worth it! |