Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
91
/100
Reviews
22
professional
Vintages
1
2013
Other
91/100
Pinot Noir
NV
Community Reviews
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96
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Taster #3547
· Nov 23, 2023
92/100
Now it's become a really great pinot noir.
2013 vintage
Taster #8474
· Feb 8, 2021
91/100
Still in a beautiful place with life to give. Rich black and red fruits mingle with spice and damp earth along with big acidity. The finish is long with extremely soft and lingering tannins. Certainly evolved from where it started but delicious!
2013 vintage
Taster #0363
· May 25, 2020
89/100
Although past it’s prime, this Pinot was still smooth with spice notes evident.
2013 vintage
Taster #7933
· Aug 5, 2019
92/100
Tasty. Good food wine. Taste has a touch of prunes but still is predominately strawberry. Medium mouth feel and finish.
2013 vintage
Taster #0431
· Nov 25, 2017
92/100
Pairs well with fried turkey and all the trimmings.
2013 vintage
Taster #5742
· Nov 23, 2017
94/100
Drank a magnum. It was fairly remarkable how much better the large format tasted compared to the 750ml bottles. We like the 750ml bottles of this En Route, but I have never experienced such a difference in taste from a magnum. Almost like a different wine. Wish we had bought more.
2013 vintage
Taster #4130
· Oct 28, 2017
95/100
At Bayside with Kesselmans
2013 vintage
Taster #4347
· Sep 30, 2017
92/100
Very pleasant now. Great balance of intense fruit and acidity. Avoids the unpleasant forward stemminess of many young California pinots.
2013 vintage
Taster #5574
· Jun 8, 2017
90/100
Pleasant pinot, nothing particularly noteworthy or notable.
2013 vintage
Taster #0069
· Apr 7, 2017
89/100
Over all, for the money, I was not impressed. And judging from the "drink by" year, it wasn't likely to get better. Still and all, a firm and smokey pinot.
2013 vintage
Taster #3317
· Apr 2, 2017
92/100
Impressive RRV Pinot Noir at a great QPR.
2013 vintage
Taster #2590
· Mar 13, 2017
88/100
previous vintage was so much better. 13 was hot, over the top bomb not in a good way
2013 vintage
Taster #9151
· Feb 16, 2017
91/100
Clean, typical RRV. Very reliable and fairly priced
2013 vintage
Taster #7281
· Feb 14, 2017
92/100
Always a very consistent, well-made pinot. Not a very good QPR, but a very nice, always delicate and feminine bottling.
2013 vintage
Taster #9286
· Feb 4, 2017
91/100
Dark berries and earthy nose. Complex palate along the lines of Burgundy pinot. Long on palate. Big alcohol. Very nice with arancini.
2013 vintage
Taster #2164
· Jan 22, 2017
93/100
2013 is a great year for this Pinot
2013 vintage
Taster #8719
· Jan 8, 2017
91/100
Solid Pinot. Ruby red on rim of glass, dark fruits, absolutely delicious.
2013 vintage
Taster #3337
· Jan 4, 2017
96/100
My favorite pinot ever! Dry berries and bit of a tannic structure Delicious nose and beautiful finish!
2013 vintage
Taster #5026
· Dec 14, 2016
Acker Holiday Auction (A Voce Madison) : Drank this on the heels of my second go around with the Marcassin (which at that point was singing) and so this had a hard time competing. Just very much the standard Cali Pinot which is a bit too fruit dominated with low acidity.
2013 vintage
Taster #5446
· Nov 26, 2016
90/100
This was a solid and really enjoyable wine. So much so that I'm going to enter it into my short list of mid priced, go-to Pinots, though it will take successive vintage comparisons before it earns a place next to Walter Hansel The South Slope. Having learned that this was a Far Niente/Nickel & Nickel project (interpretation: 'Napa Excess'), I was surprised both with the affordable price tag, as well as the fact that it was not overblown. Instead, though …
2013 vintage
Taster #1049
· Nov 11, 2016
89/100
After a day in the cellar, half bottle corked, I.e., a limited amount of air, it shows better - more complexity coming out. This echoes what others said. Give it a long decant.
2013 vintage
Taster #1049
· Nov 10, 2016
87/100
Candied fruit on the nose. On the palate, fruit is dominant. Slightly unbalanced- I don't get the acidity I like with Pinot Noir. Finish is short. Some will like this. It is a more classy version of Meiomi. Just not my style.
2013 vintage
Taster #0160
· Oct 7, 2016
87/100
Nice fruit, no acid to balance.
2013 vintage
Taster #6537
· Aug 29, 2016
Decanted for about 30 minutes. Opened up nicely. Really enjoyed. Jammy, spicy, plum, dark cherry.
2013 vintage
Taster #6996
· Aug 19, 2016
Agree with others. This wine needs decanting.
2013 vintage