2013 Red Wine from Central Coast

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, 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...

jebdunnuck.com, 97 points: The standout in the retrospective, the 2013 Pinot Noir Machado has that rare mix of opulence, power, structure, and balance that defines great wines. Beautiful blackcurrant fruits as well as notes of ground herbs...

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...

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...