Red

Rita's Crown Pinot Noir

Sta. Rita Hills · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

Roast Duck · Pork Chops · Lamb · Mushroom Risotto

201595 pts

Despite amazingly luscious aromas of star anise, stewed black cherry, black currant pie and coffee cake, this bottling still offers a prominent line of wet gravel and river stone minerality on the nose. Exotic mulberry and black cherry flavors ride atop the soft tannins and an u…
201392 pts

Made in a toasty, richer style, this bottling shows cherry cola, blackberry brioche, oak-smoked plums and roast beef on the action-packed nose. The palate is dense, with black cherry, blackberry and black plum fruit layered across roasted-pork flavors.
201292 pts

This Pinot Noir project from the Napa Valley's Hall family starts with dense and inky core aromas of ripe raspberry and black tea, with a touch of vanilla. Once sipped, the flavors verge toward black cherry and blackberry, with very liqueur-like chocolate and a pronounced and la…
201188 pts

With luscious raspberry, cherry and vanilla flavors, this silky Pinot is ready to drink now. It has a good structure of tannins and acids, as well as lots of new oak, which it handles well.