Red

Derbyshire Vineyard Pinot Noir

San Luis Obispo County · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

roast duck · grilled lamb · mushroom risotto · beet and goat cheese salad

201492 pts

A layered, savory and rich nose from this extremely coastal vineyard shows brawny strawberry and bramble notes as well as gingerbread, fresh purple, red and pink flowers, and a salty soy character. Lush olallieberry and blackberry fruit consumes the palate, lifted by black peppe…
201392 pts

This wine from an extreme coastal vineyard is framed by earthy notes of turned black loam as well as a cherry blossom ripeness, with a laid-back sagebrush element and touch of olive. There's a lot of thyme and marjoram on the palate, as well as orange rinds, plum peel, barely ri…
201292 pts

From an extreme-coastal vineyard near Cambria, this shows lots of low-alcohol, low-ripeness qualities on the nose: Kalamata olive, sautéed brown mushrooms, wet asphalt and just the slightest hint of raspberry and cranberry. There is tons of tingly acidity on the palate, along wi…
201186 pts

There are lots of vibrant raspberry and cranberry flavors in this dry Pinot, but sharp acidity and dry tannins suggest time in the cellar.