Red

Block M Pinot Noir

Sta. Rita Hills · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

roast duck · mushrooms sautéed in wine · soft cheeses · grilled lamb

201494 pts

Lots of red flowers, from roses to hibiscus, show alongside plump candied red cherries, exotic Asian spice, black tea and hearty chaparral herbs on the nose of this bottling. The palate is heavy with bay leaf, thyme and eucalyptus served atop a strawberry-cherry base. It's earth…
201394 pts

Plump dark raspberries and ripe cherries combine with herbes de provence, slight lavender and a slightly gamy quality on this wine's elegant nose. Floral-driven flavors of hibiscus, rose hips and elderflower spice up the woody elderberry fruit, settling into Mediterranean herbs…
201191 pts

Shows intensely concentrated raspberry and cherry fruit, with an earthy note of sweet beetroot and a dusting of exotic crushed hard spices. Fully dry and full-bodied, with a silky texture, it has a good vein of acidity that will balance out rich meats and cheeses. Drink now–2019…