Center of Effort Effort Pinot Noir (Edna Valley)

Fact sheet

Type

Red

Grape

Pinot Noir

Country

United States

Region

Edna Valley · Central Coast

Appellation

Edna Valley

Body

medium

Acidity

medium

Tannin

medium

Sweetness

dry

Rated vintages

• 201688 pts

  This pale pink wine presents light apricot and wet cement aromas. The palate sizzles with acidity, carrying citrus peel and earthy, clay-like flavors. It lacks only for a bit more fruit.

• 201589 pts

  More like an off white in color than actually pink, this 100% barrel-fermented, free-drained wine shows lemon blossoms, Pink Lady apple and lime zest on a very restrained nose. The palate is lively with tantalizing acidity, and fresh with light Meyer lemon zest and juice flavors.

• 201494 pts

  For the winery's lower-priced offering, this is a stunner. Baked black cherry, vanilla, raspberry, rose petals and a touch of licorice light up the nose. The lightly poised but intensely focused sip reveals a wild combo of fruit and spice, with sage, bay leaf, thyme and fennel l…

• 201388 pts

  Perhaps the palest Central Coast rosé of the year, this Pinot Noir-based wine almost looks like water, but the aromas of marcona almond and delicate lemonade assure that it's perfect for a picnic on a hot day. The strong acidity tantalizes the mouth, and would make excellent pai…

• 201293 pts

  This is a rich, dense Pinot, with blackberries, sweet cloves, allspice, gingerbread and nutmeg aromas. The palate carries the tune, with dark raspberry, dried strawberry, cranberry sauce and black cherry notes all heavily seasoned by cardamom, pine sap, eucalyptus and sea salt.

• 201189 pts

  From a vineyard just 4.5 miles from the Pacific Ocean comes this inky wine, heady in aromas of freshly turned black dirt, sagebrush, menthol and boysenberry. On the palate, there is black pepper spice, dark chocolate and Earl Grey tea. Since it's so multi-layered and powerful, i…

• 200982 pts

  Heavy and dull, with extracted raspberry jam flavors.

• 200895 pts

  One of the best Edna Valley Pinot Noirs ever. This region normally produces Pinots with crisp acidity and fine varietal character, and so it is here, with its cherry, black raspberry, red currant and sandalwood flavors. But there's extra depth and complexity, with a wildly exoti…