Red Wine from Central Coast

Decanter, 97 points: Sashi Moorman and Rajat Parr make their Pinots taste effortlessly elegant, but it's a fine-tuned approach in the cellar and ultra-attentive viticulture that achieve those mouthwatering results. Their estate bottling is...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: Light raspberry-sorbet notes meet with fresh fennel fronds, pepper and cinnamon on the nose of this bottling from Chad Melville and family. It's tight and tart on the palate, with dried cranberry, pine needle and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Kirsch, dried flowers, dried soils, and spice box flow from the silky, pure, polished and elegant 2014 Pinot Noir Sandy’s, which saw 30% whole cluster during fermentation and 14 months in neutral barrels. I love its...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: I loved the two Pinot Noirs from the Bien Nacido Vineyard, and both have distinct characters. The inky colored, rich, concentrated, yet gorgeously pure 2014 Pinot Noir Block 43 Bien Nacido Vineyard (destemmed and aged in...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 94 points: The 2013 Pinot Noir Cargasacchi Vineyard is another delicious, vibrant Pinot Noir from Jeannie Bonnaccorsi. Sweet red plum, mint, lavender, game and sage open up nicely. Intense but also translucent in style, the 2013...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 92 points: Coming from the Hilliard Bruce Vineyard in the Sta. Rita Hills and aged 18 months in 40% new French oak, the 2013 Pinot Noir Earth has toasty oak and creaminess in its gorgeous black cherry and dark fruits, earth, spring...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: Delicious aromas of ripe cherry pie and black cardamom are quite sexy. The palate is far more complicated and layered, with the tartness of plum skins, richness of strawberry, balsamic reduction and spiciness of black sage.

Wine Spectator, 92 points: Dark-hued, rich and spicy, with an enticing core of mocha-laced blackberry, cherry, spice and floral scents. Ends as it begins, bold and rich. Drink now through 2026. — J.L.

Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: Hearty plum, deep rose petal, earthy juniper, a touch of charcoal and crushed graphite aromas show strongly on the nose of this bottling from a tiny block in this historic vineyard. The palate packs an awesome combination...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: Another sensational wine released under the North label, there are 200 cases of the 2013 Pinot Noir and, like the Chardonnay, it had just been bottled a little over a week prior to my visit. A rich, full-flavored beauty...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 91 points: A superb value, Jeff Pisoni’s 2014 Luli offers intense dark berry and floral character, with silky texture and impressive concentration. It’s a lovely wine to drink now but a few more years of bottle age will bring even...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: Even better, and my favorite in the line (not by much), the 2012 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is incredibly fine and polished, with a medium-bodied, silky, yet energetic vibe that keeps you coming back to the...