Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
20
professional
Vintages
1
2016
Other
90/100
Pinot Noir
NV
Community Reviews
2525
Reviews
89.9
Avg Score
92
Highest
Taster #1819
· Oct 7, 2025
Very nice. A lighter Pinot and ready to drink
2016 vintage
Taster #8096
· Sep 7, 2025
87/100
Slight bricking apparent. Distinctive vegetal and stewed strawberry-rhubarb notes, meaty and tangy sanguine. Funky smokey tomato skins with a medium-ish finish. Strange profile, not my favorite, drink now.
2016 vintage
Taster #4285
· Jan 14, 2023
89/100
Not the best of the Anthill line for that year, but pretty good, nonetheless. A bit of a sipper as it throws some heat, but that quickly blows off in the glass. Raspberries, red apple, dried date fruit, white pepper, with some green overtones on the finish. Drinking well now, and IMHO unlikely to get better.
2016 vintage
Taster #2707
· Jul 1, 2022
88/100
Prickly acidity, fruit a bit too ripe. Don’t think this will get any better. A bit disappointed tbf.
2016 vintage
Taster #7424
· Apr 15, 2022
92/100
I really enjoyed this. No mistaking this as a Sonoma pinot but there's nothing wrong with that. A fuller wine but with good balance and complexity. Dark fruit, plum, spices, cola and a reasonable abv at 13.5.%.
2016 vintage
Taster #0961
· Aug 24, 2021
Well, the cork was stained almost to the top, which doesn’t bode well for aging future bottles. Good thing this is my last one. Nose was pretty funky, like a foot. Still, on the palate, the acidity was more upfront that in past bottles, balancing out the overly sweet strawberry notes. This was the best of the batch for sure.
2016 vintage
Taster #4669
· May 18, 2021
90/100
Reasonably tasty, but my opinion since my last bottle hasn't changed: missing complexity and not a great QPR at the $37 I paid.
2016 vintage
Taster #0961
· Apr 7, 2021
Strawberry jam. Wonder how these guys bcames so popular making wine that tastes like smuckers.
2016 vintage
Taster #2159
· Nov 26, 2020
89/100
30 min decant. A bit thin, not much depth/complexity for the price paid and not a great QPR at $36. Primary notes of cherry and strawberry with a restrained and short finish. Decent pinot, but not one to get excited about. Was hoping that with 2 years of rest after purchase this would be a very nice bottle; but the wait to try it didn't really pay off and I don't think more time in the cellar will make this …
2016 vintage
Taster #1717
· Oct 22, 2020
89/100
Good value for money
2016 vintage
Taster #8124
· Oct 3, 2020
91/100
I like what I have tasted from Anthill Farms! This combines the sunny strawberries and raspberries with more savoury notes of violet, spicy notes of black tea and herbs, a slight touch of volatility adds som welcome rusticity and acid and tannins are just enough to make it food friendly and offering some resistance while still being so drinkable on its own.
2016 vintage
Taster #9714
· Nov 22, 2019
88/100
This wine definitely has a bit of a barnyard smell when you first smell what’s in the glass, but, as with some Pinot Noirs, that’s not to dissuade you. The first taste is bright, sparkling, fruity with berries, strawberries, a little hint of sweet tobacco, and flowers. It leaves you with a good peppery after, with some earthiness and berry tannic dryness. Very tasty wine that, frankly, takes a little bit of getting used to.
2016 vintage
Taster #3429
· Jul 18, 2019
92/100
Tart cherry, strawberry too. Most of it;s pleasant characteristic qualities are on the nose and mid palate. Somewhat muted finish. Very good QBR just under 40.00. Would buy again.
2016 vintage
Taster #0983
· Jun 14, 2019
89/100
Surprisingly robe and getting a bit of alcohol heat. Might be the biggest tasting AHF woe I’ve ever had. Vintage?
2016 vintage
Taster #3429
· Jun 12, 2019
91/100
Tangy cherry dominates the palate. Ethereal, some floral notes. Finish decent. Enjoyable.
2016 vintage
Taster #9926
· May 1, 2019
90/100
Smith soft drinking wine - very nice
2016 vintage
Taster #2681
· May 1, 2019
91/100
Tasted @ ACME. Traditional nose, cherry, light-medium body, strawberry, moderate length, floral finish. This is a good, solid PN, but not a standout.
2016 vintage
Taster #6649
· Apr 18, 2019
92/100
Really enjoyed this very crowd-pleasing basic Sonoma Coast version, showing rich strawberry-cherry palate, balancing acidity and a medium-long tasty finish. Can't wait to try their single vineyard versions, but this one showed some nice complexity and great value for the price point.
2016 vintage
Taster #0396
· Mar 9, 2019
Pinot Noirs (3-CA & 3-OR) (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA) : "Our frt comes from 2 of the coolest, most coastal parts of this appellation: the low coast, W of Sebastopol on the edge of the Petaluma Gap; and the high coast, the 1st or 2nd ridge inland from the ocean farther to the N. These sites are united by the direct influence of the Pacific‘s cool, marine air, delaying ripening well into Oct." N: Closed; Ripe, dk frts …
2016 vintage
Taster #7601
· Feb 8, 2019
Mild, light cherry, not bad but not a lot going on.
2016 vintage
Taster #5011
· Jan 26, 2019
90/100
Pleasant aromas of forest berries, with yoghurt associations (malo). Some mushroom lurking there as well. Very easy to like. Fresh and with decent length. A bit too expensive perhaps.
2016 vintage
Taster #1901
· Dec 1, 2018
87/100
Light ruby red. Strawberry nose and flavors. Bit sweet, but nice and easy.
2016 vintage
Taster #4669
· Sep 28, 2018
90/100
CA pinot done in a brighter, lighter style. Wouldn’t really say “Burgundian”, as there is still a good amount of sweet-ish fruit. Super easy drinking in a great way. Not sure it adds up to the $37 I paid, but otherwise totally enjoyed it.
2016 vintage
Taster #8947
· Aug 28, 2018
91/100
Aromatic nose of strawberries, dusty roads, California bay, a hint of spice. Intense fruit on the palate with great acid clarity. Lovely. 50 + 16 + 17 + 8 = 91.
2016 vintage
Taster #9340
· Jul 20, 2018
91/100
Bright and light. Cherry, pomegranate, strawberry. Really nice acidity.
2016 vintage