Reviews
Wine Details
Pouring a beautiful burgundy color in the glass, this wine is still a baby – once the nose cracks open, wow! Strawberries, rhubarb, and herbs abound, with secondary notes of mushrooms, cherries, and cola. On the palate, cherry and damp earth resonates over incredible structure, with balanced acidity moving into a dry finish and an awesome kiss of bacon fat. This wine has a fair amount of life to develop yet, so while you should give it a healthy decant now, you'll definitely want some by the case to lay down for a few years.
- Vintage
- 2017
- Appellation
- Anderson Valley
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Alcohol by Volume
- 14.1%
- Cases Produced
- 850
- Drink/hold
- Now through 2024
- Release Email
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Cam Confidential
Accessed through a winding road through a fairytale-like redwood forest, the Anderson Valley AVA is a peculiar area that seems to have resisted just about any of the changes that you will have seen in Napa and Sonoma. It's also one of the best AVAs for Pinot Noir in the country when it comes to quality for price. Lot 703 comes to us from a family winery that has been making wines here across generations for 40 years, produced from estate vineyards that take full advantage of the loamy soils, warm days, and foggy nights of the Anderson Valley. Aged for eighteen months in French oak, this is a fantastic score from my personal favorite AVA for Pinot Noir in California. Sold for $35 under its original label.
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Ashley
Verified Purchase
8/8/2020
Best Pinot of the Season
Out of all CH Pinots, this one is the best.
gjm
Verified Purchase
8/7/2020
Really enjoyed this
I have ordered this twice and would order it again.
David
Verified Purchase
8/6/2020
Wonderful!
We love this wine! So smooth and delicious. Nice and light but very flavorful. Yes, really nice!
Tom
Verified Purchase
8/4/2020
Best to decant
This pinot was delicious with a steak and great with salmon. It opened up nicely after 30-60 minutes. I'll definitely order more.
Gary
Verified Purchase
8/3/2020
Awesome Pinot
This a great Pinot. Perfect balance of fruit, acidity, color and nose. First night with salmon and second with steak.
Chris
Verified Purchase
7/26/2020
Loads of potential
Will be killer in a year or two. Fun current flavor profile- is of Sour fruit candy and herbs, maybe a sour Dr. Pepper. I have found over the years that the best Pinots need a couple years to settle. This wine punches way above its weight class and is lovely to drink now, will really open up in the next year as it burns off a little alcohol. For this price, I will stock up and sit on a few bottles.
David
Verified Purchase
7/11/2020
Wonderful! So smooth, so tasty!
Love this Pinot Noir! Will be ordering more. Smooth, fruity, but not too much. Loved it.
Tony
Verified Purchase
7/6/2020
Nice Pinot for the money
This pinot noir hits most of the notes I look for in a good pinot. At $15 it was pretty good bargain.
Russell
Verified Purchase
7/2/2020
A Great Value
This $15 Pinot is well worth more. The nose is full of fruit and cola. On the palate, it is well balanced and has some great "crunchy" tannins. A nice long finish. Definitely opens up with some time/swirling. It does show young, but is very tasty now.
red wine
Verified Purchase
7/1/2020
repeat buyer
Wow. This Pinot could be from the best of Oregon or Washington.
Undoubtedly a Pinot from the get go. I'm stocking this one for a daily drinker