Red

Cactus Hill Estate Pinot Noir

Nicholson Ranch

Sonoma Coast · Sonoma · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Red
Grape
Pinot Noir
Country
United States
Region
Sonoma Coast · Sonoma
Appellation
Sonoma Coast
Body
medium
Acidity
medium
Tannin
low
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

roast duck · mushrooms · grilled salmon · grilled lamb · soft cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201491 pts

    Spicy, this full-bodied wine is tart in cherry and piquant in baking spices, able to retain a lively and fresh palate within the weightier proceedings. It has a brooding, brushy underbelly of forest-floor pine.

  • 201391 pts

    This is a nice estate offering from the producer, a celebration of baked cherry pie that's soft and velvety while being full-bodied in style. Fruity and oaky in equal measure, it was aged for almost two years in 35% new French oak, and has a distinct touch of toasted oak on the…

  • 201287 pts

    Cherry, cinnamon and vanilla play on the light-bodied, softly layered palate of this estate wine that develops flavor and aroma over time in the glass. Deeper, darker waves of boysenberry enter the picture toward the finish.