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World Class

Pinot Noir

Special Issue

World-Class Pinot Noirs

The expansive number of Pinot Noirs available on store shelves is an indication of our enduring love affair with this often refined, fruit forward and finesse driven grape. There have been few instances or articles written about a grouping of renowned producers from around the world that have been judged on the merits and authenticity of their Pinot Noir. We researched the elite producers and then reached out to those who merited global recognition as World-Class Pinot Noirs. 

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Pinot Noir Reviews By Region

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Santa Lucia
Highlands

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Anderson Valley

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Carneros

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Willamette
Valley

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Burgundy

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New Zealand

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Russian River
Valley

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Santa Rita
Hills

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Winery Profile

Rochioli Winery

Wine Lifestyle

Bon Vivant on a Bike

Wine Education

Meet the Pinots

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2020 Felton Road Bannockburn Pinot Noir

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2018 Dierberg Drum Canyon Vineyard Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

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2019 Calera Jensen Vineyard Pinot Noir Mt. Harlan

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2018 Pisoni Estate XX Anniversary Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

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2018 Talbott Fidelity Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

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2018 Chateau De La Cree Volnay Premier Cru Clos Des Angles

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2019 Bouchard-Aîné Fixin La Mazière

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2019 Goldeneye Ten Degrees Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

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2019 Bergstrom Le Pre Col Vineyard Pinot Noir Ribbon Ridge

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2018 Domine Serene Evenstad Reserve Pinot Noir

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2018 Stoller Famiy Estate “Ruth’s” Pinot Noir

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2018 Lingua Franca “MiMi’s Mind” Pinot Noir

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2018 Et Fille Winery, Kalita Vineyard Pinot Noir

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2019 Domaine Drouhin Dundee Hills Estate Pinot Noir

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2018 Lynmar Estate Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Pinot Noir

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2018 Gary Farrell Hallberg Vineyard Pinot Noir

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2019 Rochioli Russian River Valley Pinot Noir

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2019 Benovia Tilton Hill Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

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2019 DuMoL Wester Reach Russian River Pinot Noir

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2018 Balletto Sexton Hill Vineyard Russian River Pinot Noir

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2019 Migration Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

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2020 Felton Road Cornish Point Pinot Noir

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2019 Sea Smoke Southing Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

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2019 Cuvaison Adda Los Carneros Pinot Noir

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2019 Pisoni Estate Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

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2019 Domaine Faiveley Nuit Saint-Georges

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2019 Joseph Drouhin Gevrey-Chambertin

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2019 Maggy Hawk Stormin’ Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

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2019 Goldeneye Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

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2019 Bergstrom Vineyard Pinot Noir Dundee Hills

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2019 Bryn Mawr Estate: Pinot Noir

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2018 Stoller Family Estate Reserve Pinot Noir

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2019 Lingua Franca “The Plow” Pinot Noir

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2017 Willful Winemakers Cuvee Pinot Noir

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2017 Iris Vineyards D Block Pinot Noir

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2019 Dutton-Goldfield Fox Den Pinot Noir

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2019 Dehlinger Altamont Russian River Pinot Noir

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2019 Kosta Browne Gap’s Crown Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

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2019 Three Sticks Gap’s Crown Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

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2019 Merry Edwards Meredith Estate Russian River Pinot Noir

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2018 Balletto Vineyard BCD Vineyard Russian River Pinot Noir

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2017 Craggy RangeTe Muna Road Vineyard, Pinot Noir

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2018 Brewer Clifton Machado Santa Rita Hills: Pinot Noir

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2019 Etude Heirloom Grace Benoist Ranch Carneros Pinot Noir

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2019 Lucia Gary’s Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

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2018 Louis Jadot Beaune Aux Cras Premier Cru

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2019 Joseph Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny

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2019 Cakebread Cellars Two Creeks Vineyards Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

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2019 Archery Summit “Arcus’ Dundee Hills Pinot Noir

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2019 00 Highland Pinot Noir Willamette Valley

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2018 Nicolas-Jay L’Ensemble Pinot Noir

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2018 Chehalem Ridgecrest Vineyard Pinot Noir

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2018 Resonance Decouverte Vineyards Dundee Hills Estate Pinot Noir

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2017 Willful Dundee Hills AVA Pinot Noir

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2019 Iris Vineyards, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir

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2019 Dutton Goldfield Docker Hill Vineyard Mendocino Pinot Noir

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2019 Dehlinger Goldridge Russian River Pinot Noir

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2019 Kosta Browne Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

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2019 Three Sticks Durell Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

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2019 Martinelli Biondi Ranch Vineyard Russian River Pinot Noir

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2018 MacRostie Russian River The Loch

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2017 Cloudy Bay Te Wahi Pinot Noir

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2020 Melville Sandy’s Block Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

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2019 Paul Hobbs Hyde Vineyard Carneros Pinot Noir

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2019 Lucia Soberanes Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir

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2016 Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin Premer Cru Clos Saint-JacquesMaison

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2019 Jean-Claude Boisset Beaune Premier Cru Les Greves

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2017 Copain Edmeades Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

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2019 Archery Summit Dundee Hills Pinot Noir

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2018 Domaine Serene Jerusalem Hill Pinot Noir

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2018 Willamette Valley Vineyards Bernau Block Pinot Noir

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2018 Chehalem Reserve Pinot Noir

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2018 Resonance Vineyard Yamhill-Carlton Estate Pinot Noir

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2018 Domaine Drouhin Laurene Pinot Noir

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2018 Lynmar Estate Monastery Russian River Pinot Noir

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2018 Gary Farrell Martaella Vineyard Russian RiverPinot Noir

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2019 J. Rochioli River Block Russian River Pinot Noir

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2019 Benovia Martaella Russian River Pinot Noir

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2019 Paul Hobbs Goldrock Estate Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

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2019 Martinelli Zio Toni Ranch Vineyard Russian River Pinot Noir

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2018 Fort Ross Stagecoach Road Pinot Noir

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