Red

Pinot Noir

Kendric

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
medium
Acidity
high
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

duck · lamb · salmon · roast chicken · mushrooms

Rated vintages

  • 201084 pts

    This Marin County Pinot may have suffered from the cool vintage as the raspberry and cherry flavors that it opens with veer into bitter territory. The texture is fine, heavier than usual, the wine just having a hard time coming around.

  • 200891 pts

    Kendric produces very pure, refined Pinot Noirs from this county just over the Golden Gate Bridge. The '08 is classic, a pale amber-colored wine, rich in acidity and minerals, framing red cherry, cola and bacon flavors. Gets better as it warms in the glass.

  • 200588 pts

    This is a newish producer making Pinot in Marin, the county between San Francisco and Sonoma. The wine is dry, crisp, elegant and medium-bodied, showing cola, cherry liqueur and spicy vanilla flavors. It's a promising Pinot whose next step is to build in additional layers of com…