Goldeneye’s 2023 Anderson Valley Pinot Noir is a California Pinot from Mendocino’s Anderson Valley, made by Goldeneye Winery (part of the Duckhorn Portfolio). While Goldeneye has a long track record in the region—founded by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn after an early-1990s focus on Pinot Noir—the key point for this bottling is that it’s positioned as an estate-driven expression of Anderson Valley, produced in a “small-lot, vineyard-inspired” style, with the house aiming for “structure, balance, and timeless elegance,” according to the winery.

For the 2023 vintage, Goldeneye reports the wine is aged 16 months in 100% French oak, split between 47% new and 53% neutral barrels. Alcohol is 14.2%. The winery also provides lab metrics that help frame the style: acidity at 0.58 g/100 mL with a pH of 3.48—numbers that typically align with a fresh, food-friendly profile for a ripe-season Pinot.

In the glass, the winery’s aromatic set leans herbal and spice-toned, citing “fresh sage, pennyroyal, fennel, and pink peppercorn,” followed by a red-fruit and citrus-tinged palate: “cranberry, blood orange,” plus darker accents like “acai berry” and “sarsaparilla,” finishing with floral detail in “pink tea rose,” all credited to Goldeneye’s official tasting note.

A retailer description adds a second perspective, calling the 2023 growing season “exceptional,” and describing flavors of “juicy raspberry, summer strawberry, and red plum,” with savory notes of “black tea, anise,” and more earthy, mature nuances like “sweet saddle leather” and “salinity” (BuyWinesOnline).

Professional critic reviews and scores for the 2023 standard Anderson Valley Pinot Noir were not available in the provided materials, so there are no “excellent” critic-rated endorsements to report for this specific vintage. Based on the winery’s élevage and the combined tasting notes, expect a polished, oak-framed Pinot that balances bright red fruit with herbal lift and savory complexity.