Red Wine from Central Coast

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...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: One of the more fruit-forward Pinots, the 293-case 2013 Pinot Noir Machado is 100% whole-cluster fermented and aged in neutral oak (as are all of the Pinot Noirs here). It offers terrific aromas of plums, Bing cherries...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: This new project from Steve and Chrystal Clifton from Palmina and formerly Brewer-Clifton is exciting and tasty. Plump red cherry, fine-grained clove, allspice, nutmeg, sage, kola nut and a touch of chile spice show...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Fleshing out beautifully since I tasted it from barrel last year, the 2013 Pinot Noir Mt Carmel Vineyard 3 5 offers lots of minerality and saltiness to go with darker-based fruits, crushed violets and cassis. Slightly...

Wine Enthusiast, 93 points: All manners of sultry hibiscus greet the nose on this wine from Doug Margerum's cool-climate brand, alongside scents of crushed peppercorns, strawberry juice and a slightly barnyard smoked meat element. The palate shows...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 92 points: Vivid red. Intense aromas of fresh red berries and rose oil, plus suggestions of blood orange and dusty minerals. Silky and fine-grained, offering nervy raspberry and bitter cherry flavors and a hint of candied rose...

Wine Enthusiast, 91 points: Lighter, leaner flavors like cranberry, rhubarb and tart cherry light up this wine from the first sniff through the tangy finish. Balanced on the fresher, crisper side of the spectrum, it has firm tannins, an appetizing...

Burghound, 91 points: Cool and restrained red currant, cherry, menthol and anise scents lead to energetic and intense flavors that also retain good definition before concluding in a moderately firm, delicious and beautifully complex finale...