Red

Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir

Black Kite

Sonoma Coast · Sonoma · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Pinot Noir
Country
United States
Region
Sonoma Coast · Sonoma
Appellation
Sonoma Coast
Alcohol
14.6%
Body
full
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

duck · lamb · roast pork · aged cheeses · mushrooms · spiced dishes

Rated vintages

  • 2019

  • 2018

  • 2017

  • 2016

  • 2015

  • 201493 pts

    Smoky bacon and a bittersweet element of black tea make for an exotically spicy, complex and full-bodied wine from the mighty vineyard site overlooking the Petaluma Gap. Black cherry, pomegranate and cardamom are wrapped in a swaddling of toasted oak, while the mouthfeel is dens…

  • 201391 pts

    From the producer best known for its own Anderson Valley estate wines, this Pinot is varietally rustic in pine needle, dark, baked plum and smoky oak, the oak stylistically reminiscent of many of its other wines. Mellowed acidity complements the burliness and ripeness of the fru…

  • 2012

  • 2011