2019 Pinot Noir Wine

Vinous, 98 points: (96-98 points) The 2019 Clos de Tart Grand Cru is first vintage where winemaker Alessandro Noli has 100% responsibility and so the buck stops with him. Firstly that dialling down of new wood was the correct decision...

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: A perfumed nose of cherry, wild strawberry, forest floor, dried flower, smoke and spice box. It’s medium-bodied with fine, creamy tannins and lively acidity. Round and balanced with a velvety texture. Layered with a long...

Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, 94 points: (92-94 points) There are two plots, purchased in 2009, one in the upper part of the vineyard and one below, next to de Montille. Interestingly this is clearly finer in style than the Grands Epenots, fresher, with better...

jamessuckling.com, 97 points: The aromas of strawberry and raspberry with conifer and hints of bark are impressive. Full-bodied, but so reserved and linear with super long, tightened tannins that melt into the wine. 100% whole cluster. Drinkable now...

jamessuckling.com, 99 points: This is really refined with black tea, rose petals, orange and blue fruit. It’s medium-bodied with wild-strawberry and forest-floor flavors. Medium-bodied with great vibrancy and beautiful tannins running through the...

Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy, 93 points: (90-93 points) From vines planted between 1950 and 1989. Darker dense purple, this has much weightier dark fruit than the straight Epenots, but in comparison it seems a bit rustic with some chocolate notes, and the...

jebdunnuck.com, 97 points: I was blown away by the 2019 Pinot Noir Cuvee Number One. This gorgeous wine offers a thrilling nose of black raspberries as well as strawberry-like fruit intermixed with wildflowers, loamy soil, and leafy herbs. Medium...

MW Bob Campbell, 96 points: Attractive aroma with floral and berry notes that repeat on the palate and are joined by ripe stems, dried herb and spicy oak flavours. Quite a firmly-structured pinot with peppery tannins and obvious cellaring potential...

jebdunnuck.com, 96 points: Moving to the reds, the 2019 Pinot Noir Bien Nacido reveals a deeper ruby, almost opaque hue as well as a killer bouquet of mulled red and black currants, briny herbs, pepper, and wildflowers. It picks up more salinity...

jebdunnuck.com, 97 points: Coming from the Sonoma Coast, the 2019 Pinot Noir Belly Of The Whale is a more reserved, inward, and focused wine offering a beautiful blend of spiced red and black fruits intermixed with bouquet garni, crushed stone, and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 96 points: The 2019 Pinot Noir Freestone Vineyards takes time to open, metamorphosing from iron and woodsmoke to raspberries, dried flowers, dark spices and aniseed. The medium-bodied palate is silky and seamlessly fresh, loaded...

Vinous, 93 points: (91-93 points) The 2019 Gevrey-Chambertin "Mes Cinq Terroirs" possesses darker fruit than the Cuvée de Très Vieilles Vignes, blackberry commingled with bilberry and briary, more sous-bois characteristics and a very light...

Decanter, 92 points: Anthony Hamilton Russell hopes this will be a unique wine, being the only HR Pinot Noir to be made with bought-in grapes (generously sold to him by other high-quality producers) when fire hit the estate, with 84% of their...

Burghound, 93 points: (91-93 points) A more elegant and even fresher nose is comprised by a pretty blend of both red and dark pinot fruit, sandalwood, violet and a subtle touch of wood. There is better volume and richness to the attractively...

Wine Enthusiast, 94 points: This richly tight, layered and intense coastal wine combines grapes from several amazing sites, including Kanzler, Gap's Crown and Jenkins. Savory freshness defines it, with mineral, forest and tea at the forefront of the...

Vinous, 91 points: The 2019 Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills) is a very beautiful and expressive wine. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender and spice open in a mysterious, sensual Pinot loaded with class. Vineyards site are Domaine de la Côte, La...

jebdunnuck.com, 95 points: Coming from a single site on the Sonoma Coast, not far from the town of Occidental, the 2019 Pinot Noir Irmgard reveals a medium ruby color (this cuvée tends to be on the lighter-hued side) as well as a beautiful perfume...

jebdunnuck.com, 96 points: The 2019 Pinot Noir Seabiscuit Zotovich Vineyard comes from the Sta. Rita Hills and was brought up in 65% new French oak. It shows the spicy, savory, salty style of the appellation, yet all with restraint, and it's the...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The 2019 Pinot Noir Bondi Home Ranch has alluring scents of wild blackberries, licorice, dried orange peel and amaro. The medium-bodied palate is grainy and fresh with surprising depth of flavor, loaded with spicy accents...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: Vibrant and expressive, with multilayered flavors of cherry and raspberry joined by toasty cinnamon and orange peel, which build tension and structure on the refined finish. Drink now through 2029. 1,991 cases made. — TF

jamessuckling.com, 95 points: A really concentrated but very graceful Beaune 1er Cru. Very subtle nose of red fruit with nice floral notes and discreet spicy oak. Glides over the palate, the fine tannins already beautifully integrated. Very long...