Pinot Noir between $75 and $100

The 2022 Pinot Noir VGR is youthfully flinty to begin requiring plenty of air to reveal blackberry rhubarb cinnamon stick and woodsy undertones. The medium-bodied palate offers expansive layered flavors. It’s balanced by juicy... Read More

A deft application of wood sets off slightly riper aromas of poached plum violet and kirsch. The super-sleek intense and even more mineral-suffused flavors possess very good mid-palate volume before terminating in a youthfully... Read More

A perfumed and overtly floral-suffused nose speaks mostly of poached plum and discreet spice wisps. There is excellent volume and punch to the mineral-driven medium-bodied flavors that display solid length on the compact serious... Read More

The 2022 Pinot Noir UV - Lucky Well Vineyard is redolent of black cherry plum new leather tobacco incense and dried flowers. It offers lovely immediacy in a mid-weight approachable style with good balance and no hard edges. Floral... Read More

The Aston Estate is located in a remote part of the Sonoma Coast at Annapolis in Calistoga, just five miles and two mountain ridges from the ocean. The estate originated with the purchase of a 40 acre parcel in 2000, on a gentle... Read More

This delicious village-level Vosne is not yet racked and at present is a bit restrained; still there is a lot of substance here with an elegant currant fruit aroma and hints of smoke spice and earth. The grapes come from three... Read More

A more deeply pitched nose somewhat grudgingly reveals notes of plum earth wild dark currant and a hint of forest floor. The rich and succulent yet decidedly powerful larger-bodied flavors deliver fine length on the compact serious... Read More

A super-fresh and exuberantly expressive nose combines notes of red currant cherry and plenty of floral elements especially violet. The attractively textured and moderately powerful medium-bodied flavors exude an almost aggressive... Read More

These are the ‘young’ vines planted in 1983 in La Dominode. An attractive mid purple. The whole bunch vinification shows more than usual on the nose while behind there is a delicious red berry fruit with some orange zest.... Read More

The Savigny-lès-Beaune Les Godeaux is a lovely quite deep wine. Quite a step up from the Chorey but remaining with a liveliness and fresh tension. Fresh and vivid for the vintage … (Drink from 2024) – Fine – (89p) – Emotional... Read More

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A strikingly pure cool and airy nose is comprised by notes of the essence of red pinot fruit floral and discreet forest floor wisps. There is almost painful intensity to the chiseled and overtly stony medium weight flavors that... Read More

The coiled intense 2023 Pinot Noir Bloom's Field is dark-fruited and floral on the nose leading to a multidimensional palate that combines textural depth and breadth with stunning saturation and focus. The palate is vibrant... Read More

The 2022 Pinot Noir Memorious has a bit of everything a Pinot Noir lover could want: poise focus vibrancy and subtle structural power. The nose straddles red and black berries with a flashy but measured intensity leading to a... Read More

Despite its dark and brooding reticence on the nose the 2023 Pinot Noir Memorious is shaping up to be a beautiful combination of polished weightless herbal and saline. The texture is beautifully lacy and dexterous with a long... Read More

Outstanding - A ripe and fresh nose combines plenty of earth and sauvage elements with those of mostly red berries and a hint of anise. There is slightly better density to the delicious and slightly finer medium weight flavors... Read More

The 2022 Mercurey Les Montots has a fragrant bouquet of chalk-tinged red fruit raspberry and cranberry with a touch of smoke and undergrowth emerging with time. A light-framed Mercurey the palate is medium-bodied and crisp with... Read More

A fresh, ripe and subtly complex nose combines notes of just crushed red currant and plum that is laced with discreet earth wisps. The rich, delicious and attractively vibrant middle weight flavors conclude in a mildly austere... Read More