The 2023 Platt Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir from the West Sonoma Coast has garnered notable acclaim for its expressive character and refined complexity. This wine, produced in California's renowned Sonoma Coast region, is crafted from the Pinot Noir varietal and is presented in a classic red hue.

The Wine Palate describes the wine as having a "medium to deep ruby-purple" color, with an aromatic profile that includes "black raspberries, black cherries, and pomegranate," complemented by "violets, menthol, dark chocolate, and garrigue." They commend the wine's "great intensity of flavors" and "very fine-grained tannins," awarding it a score of 94.

Decanter also awarded the wine a 94, noting its "dark-fruited" nature balanced by a "fresh streak of pine and coastal herbs." The wine is aged in medium-toasted French oak barrels for 14 months, imparting hints of "wood spice, such as clove and star anise." Decanter highlights the wine's "cool, mineral edge" that enhances its finish.

Vinous gave a slightly higher score of 95, with Antonio Galloni praising the wine as "another superb wine from this new estate." He highlights the "blast of dark cherry/plum fruit, spice, menthol, licorice, incense, cloves, new leather" and the integration of "crushed rose petal, mint, cinnamon, spice and cedar."

James Suckling echoes the praise with a score of 95, describing the wine as "full-bodied yet lifted" with "aromas of ripe red fruit" and notes of "mushrooms, delicate exotic spices and pine." He notes the wine's "assertive and powerful" palate, emphasizing its "crunchy red fruit" and "linear acidity."

Wine Spectator, with a score of 93, appreciates the wine's "lovely accents of singed alder and apple wood" and a "generous core of mulberry and black cherry fruit." The "graphite spine" driving the finish is particularly noted, solidifying its status as "rock solid." Only 614 cases were made, reflecting its exclusivity.