Aromatically, this is almost a blend of the Baker Ranch and Campbell Ranch as there is some of everything, which is to say more spice and less floral influence. The palate is a sort of blend as well as the texture of the...

The spice-laden nose of this Pinot delivers aromas of Bing cherry, cinnamon, Darjeeling and anise on the nose, while the palate displays a charming crunch of tannin, with vibrant acid and flavors of macerated berry...

The 2022 Pinot Noir Holder Vineyard has intense, slowly unfurling scents of pomegranate liqueur, blood orange, tea leaves and loamy earth, gaining detail as it spends time in the glass. The medium-bodied palate is...

This intense Pinot brings on the sultry aromas, with baked cherry, toasted nori, black tea and grilled mushroom notes on the complex and evolving nose. The palate is equally vivacious, with the plush tannins balancing...

(94+ points) The 2022 Pinot Noir MacIntyre Estate Vineyard was harvested on August 24 before the Labor Day heat wave. It has intoxicating aromas of pomegranate, rhubarb, hibiscus tea and iodine. The light-bodied palate is...

Melville's Estate Pinot Noir combines 17 different Pinot Noir clones from its Sta. Rita Hills AVA estate. Nearly half of the fruit was fermented as whole clusters, with just over half de-stemmed into small open-top...

The 2022 Pinot Noir Soberanes Vineyard sees more whole clusters and less new oak than the other wines in the Pisoni range, a combination that affords it noticeably more clarity and balance. The nose opens with dehydrated...

The 2022 Pinot Noir Ryan comes from the Dutton-Widdoes and Dutton-Jentoft Vineyards, and grapes were harvested August 18 and later on September 4, just before the Labor Day heat wave. It unfurls dramatically in the glass...

Leading off the reds, the 2022 Pinot Noir Presqu'Ile Vineyard comes from a cool-climate site just outside of Santa Maria and was completely destemmed and brought up in barrel. Bright cherry, mulberries, forest floor, and...

(91+ points) The recently bottled 2022 Pinot Noir Campbell Ranch opens with some savory reduction, and it takes plenty of air to reveal red berries and blood orange aromas. The light-bodied palate is bright and citrusy...

As with the regional Chardonnay bottling, the 2022 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands punches well above its weight and offers a more slender, stylistically refreshing expression of Pinot Noir with less of a winemaking...

Matured for 16 months in 80% new French oak, the 2022 Pinot Noir Belly of the Whale has pure scents of rhubarb and blueberry, plus accents of licorice, orange peel and allspice. The medium-bodied palate combines...

The 2022 Pinot Noir Harmony Lane Vineyard has inviting scents of red cherry, pomegranate liqueur, conifer and loamy earth. The light-bodied palate balances a deep core of fruit with mouthwatering acidity and chalky...

The 2022 Estate Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills is again centered around Radian, which forms just over half the blend, followed by almost equal parts of Bentrock and Sanford & Benedict. It opens with a darker-fruited profile...

A mentholated top note is present on the aromas of spicy black cherry, crushed fennel, exotic tea and pretty floral wisps. There is a lovely sense of vibrancy to the well-detailed and utterly delicious flavors that are...

So supple, plush yet structured, this finely balanced wine from Marie-Laure Ammons offers amazing, vivid fruit flavors that are seamlessly integrated with fine-grained tannins and lifting acidity. It feels linear and...

The 2022 Pinot Noir Sierra Mar Vineyard is the most bracing and tensile of the Roar Pinot Noirs, opening with focused aromas of ripe red fruits, crushed stones, dried herbs and orange peels. The palate is opulent and...

The 2022 Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast is laced with crushed flowers, sweet, red-toned fruit, white pepper, herbs and orange peel. Aromatic and medium in body, the Sonoma Coast Pinot offers quite a bit of floral and savory...

The 2022 Pinot Noir Soberanes Vineyard sees more whole clusters and less new oak than the other wines in the Pisoni range, a combination that affords it noticeably more clarity and balance. The nose opens with dehydrated...

The 2022 Pinot Noir Soberanes Vineyard was a touch closed relative to the rest of the Roar wines, opening with a reticent but ripe nose of blue/purple fruits, licorice and graphite aromas. The palate is velvety and...

Grapes for the 2022 Pinot Noir Royal St. Robert were harvested on September 5. It has layered aromas of rhubarb, blackberry, tea leaves, bitters and earth. The light-bodied palate is silky, fresh and elegantly styled with...

This wine is a classic expression of Pinot Noir from a consumer favorite. Although the vintage was cool, with some heat spikes and rain, they still managed to produce a dynamic supple, red-berried, crushed herb dynamo...

This offers up a seductive and lush profile of gently mulled black cherry, mulberry and blackberry fruit laced with singed mesquite, black tea and black licorice through the finish, where a late backing spice accent peeks...