The 2021 Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands) is a lovely appellation-level wine. Crushed flowers, sweet red cherry fruit, cedar and cinnamon are all nicely lifted. Soft, silky tannins grace the long, delineated finish, with pretty floral top notes that linger. Delicious. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, November 2023)
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Smoky boy β 6 months ago
Ruby red color with aromas of dark berry fruits, cedar and spicy forest floor notes. On the palate flavors of raspberry, blackberry, and crushed red cherries with notes of cedar and baking spice, lively acidity, fine tannins, long finish ending with fruit and earthy notes. Drinking well! Pair this with a pork roast or Salmon with a balsamic glaze. β 7 months ago
Held up well, ready to drink β 3 years ago
Smooth fruity, char, rounded ! β 4 years ago
Exceptional β 5 years ago
2013. Awesome. β 9 years ago
Simple Pinot! Not kick you in the teeth but not too fruity either! β 4 months ago
Always a favourite β 7 months ago
Christmas dinner bottle #2. β a year ago
Bright and citrusy. Would drink again. β 4 years ago
Delicious with smoke salmon β 5 years ago
This is our favorite wine, light and crisp. It's the wine by which we judge all others. β 8 years ago
Smooth, a little spicy, very nice pinot β 4 months ago
This was our 3L for the Christmas party - excellent Syrah, incredibly long tail to it, a little sparkly up front. Was a hit with the guests but I thought fell just short of the Adelaida last year β 5 months ago
Perfectly balanced, well-rounded tannins, blackberries β 6 months ago
Plum, smoky, hint of tobacco, smooth and creamy texture, pairs well with red sauce pasta. β 7 months ago
Love Charles Pinots. I do like the Doctors Vineyard from Santa Lucia slightly over the Russian River.
I hold these 5-6 years from bottling, not vintage before I start drinking his Pinots. Excellent Floral fruits, strawberries, pomegranate, dry cranberries, some blackberries, haunting raspberries, cherries, red cola/licorice, dry crushed rocks, fresh to dryish herbs, mid dark spice, vanillin, nutmeg, soft cinnamon, limestone marl, hints of fresh tobacco, wood shavings, red, dark, blue flowers framed in violets. Rainfall acidity with excellent tension, well balanced, nicely structured, floral and polished finish. β 10 months ago
Really good. β 6 years ago
Steve Reiss
At The Pony Club - TGIF β 3 months ago