Red

Pinot Noir

Straight Line

Marin County · North Coast · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Pinot Noir
Country
United States
Region
Marin County · North Coast
Appellation
Marin County
Body
full
Acidity
high
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast duck · lamb · grilled mushrooms · pork · aged cheeses · pasta with tomato sauce

Rated vintages

  • 201391 pts

    This has a warm and inviting cherry compote aroma. Broad, ripe and complex flavors resemble black cherry, cinnamon and wood smoke, with a full body and a velvety texture.The wine falls on the rich, plush side of the fence, simply gorgeous in flavor profile, full bodied and long…

  • 201290 pts

    The lightly delicate mouthfeel and brisk acidity testify to the wine's origins in cool-climate Marin, just over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. Intense flavors of strawberries and raspberries are uplifted by the toastiness of new French oak. This is a promising Pinot…

  • 200989 pts

    From four acclaimed Mendocino County vineyards, Winemaker Jon Grant's Straight Line Pinot is heftier than his single-vineyard bottlings from sister label Couloir. A dense style of Pinot, this has smoke and oak to it, plenty of strawberry and plum, its tannins not resolved, yet i…