MacPhail, Mardikian Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast
MacPhail · California › Sonoma Coast › United States of America
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
91
/100
Reviews
17
professional
Vintages
No vintages
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Community Reviews
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91.2
Avg Score
94
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Taster #1807
· Dec 26, 2025
94/100
Wow, this wine is really in a good spot right now, too bad this is my last bottle !! The cork was perfect after a dozen years in the bottle. I consumed this balanced Pinot Noir over two days. Deep ruby color with no oxidation, clarity medium. Bright red fruit aromas of pomegranate and cherry, flavors of cranberry, bing cherry, cola, rhubarb, and black tea with a pleasant long finish. Mardikian Estate Vineyard sits only 4 miles from the Pacific …
2012 vintage
Taster #4460
· Feb 10, 2024
91/100
Well integrated, very fresh. Not much complexity.
2012 vintage
Taster #3453
· Jan 2, 2021
93/100
same as prior tasting, incredible
2012 vintage
Taster #3453
· Dec 18, 2020
93/100
from the first sip, this wine just exploded with flavors. Sweet cherry, wood and earth that attacks your palate. delightful!
2012 vintage
Taster #9818
· Apr 28, 2020
92/100
Lighter, mature color with a nice array of fruit flavors. Opened up nicely over a couple of hours. Still has some life to it but ready to drink now.
2012 vintage
Taster #3776
· Jun 1, 2018
90/100
I absolutely love the wines that the MacPhail's make. I love my Pinot's that have earthiness to them and MacPhail's Gaps Crown and Sangiacomo Pinot's have that! For the most part, the Mardikian label does fall in line with that theme, but its just a bit different, in a good way! This does have a very good balance between fruit and earth with just enough tannin to give it a punch. I imagine their next vintages of this wine will …
2012 vintage
Taster #6492
· Apr 26, 2018
92/100
Intense flavors of tobacco, leather and spice.
2012 vintage
Taster #1350
· Jun 30, 2017
92/100
Superbly produced Pinot Noir. Dominant nose of fresh cherries but in the mouth this wine shined. Flavors move from strawberry to raspberry to dusty earth. Dramatic in the finish as dusty mouthfeel turns into bright and racy fruit. Bravo !
2012 vintage
Taster #8505
· Feb 28, 2017
91/100
Dried strawberries, earthy and lots of spice. 14.5%. Grapes were hand picked and 100% de-stemmed per winemaker's notes.
2012 vintage
Taster #2612
· Apr 1, 2016
93/100
Much better than the two previous bottles....maybe it just needed more time. Bright, juicy and flavorful with berry and spice notes.
2012 vintage
Taster #2077
· Nov 5, 2015
92/100
Much better than last bottle. Very solid nose and taste. Medium finish. Very good.
2012 vintage
Taster #2612
· Aug 8, 2015
90/100
Nice solid pinot, but nothing exceptional, spicy.
2012 vintage
Taster #4443
· May 20, 2015
West of West Wine Festival (West Sonoma Coast Vintners) (City Winery - Chicago IL) : Tasting, brief note. Red and black cherry with subtle spice that I found more nuanced vs the Platt just tasted. Good density, structure and overall balance. Nicely elegant for the 14.5% shown on the label.
2012 vintage
Taster #2659
· May 20, 2015
94/100
West of West Wine Festival (City Winery, Chicago, IL) : Super pungent and earthy. Lots of pepper and truffle.
2012 vintage
Taster #0339
· Feb 25, 2015
Very approachable even at such a young age - very pretty floral/earthy mushroom nose (very much a MacPhail scent), balanced and supple with red fruits.
2012 vintage
Taster #2612
· Feb 22, 2015
92/100
A little light in color, nice nose, very flavorful, got better with time
2012 vintage
Taster #2077
· Jan 25, 2015
80/100
I have been a big fan of MacPhail wines but this one was very disappointing. HUGE bright cherry nose and taste - so over done it reminded me of cough syrup. I am hoping this was drank to young and aging will mellow out. Leaving the other bottles in the back of the cellar for a long time.
2012 vintage
Taster #2546
· Aug 2, 2014
90/100
Medium red color with pale meniscus; cranberry, smoke red fruit nose; tasty, cranberry, smoke red fruit palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points
2012 vintage
Taster #3403
· Aug 2, 2014
91/100
WoW Grand Tasting - Sebastapol. New bottling with different label. Believe this may be an estate bottling. No detailed notes but another very nice Macphail addition. Liked this a bit more than the 2011 Pratt also tasted.
2012 vintage