Full Review

Pacific Redwood

Pacific Redwood
2020 Organic, Pinot Noir, Mendocino County

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Pinot Noir

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.3%
No Sulfites & USDA Organic
85 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$18

Pacific Redwood
2020 Organic, Pinot Noir, Mendocino County

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Pinot Noir

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.3%
Dark garnet color. Fruity aromas and flavors of caramelized cherries and cranberry, spumoni, raspberry tea, and cocoa powder with a supple, crisp, fruity medium body and an even, interesting, medium-length finish that shows notes of strawberry shortcake, praline, and ginseng and cola with soft, chewy tannins and a suggestion of oak flavor. A juicy appealing Pinot Noir with plenty of ripe fruit to satisfy.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, New World, Non-Oaky & Quaffable
Aroma Aroma: caramelized cherries and cranberry, spumoni, raspberry tea, and cocoa powder
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of strawberry shortcake, praline, and ginseng and cola
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A juicy appealing Pinot Noir with plenty of ripe fruit to satisfy.

The Producer

Frey Vineyards Ltd.

The Producer
14000 Tomki Rd
Redwood Valley, CA 95470
USA
1 707-485-5177

Their Portfolio

BR Frey NV Organic Agriculturist Blanc, California 14% (USA) $12.50. - Bronze Medal
BR Frey 2019 Organic, Sauvignon Blanc, North Coast 14.3% (USA) $14.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Frey NV Organic White, California 13.9% (USA) $9.00. - Bronze Medal
88 Frey 2018 Organic , Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast 13.9% (USA) $17.00.
85 Frey 2018 Organic , Malbec, Mendocino 14.4% (USA) $15.00.
88 Frey 2018 Organic, Merlot, North Coast 14.3% (USA) $15.00.
88 Frey 2019 Biodynamic Field Blend, Mendocino 14.5% (USA) $16.50.
88 Frey 2018 Organic, Syrah, California 13.9% (USA) $18.00.
87 Frey 2019 Organic, Sauvignon Blanc, North Coast 14.3% (USA) $17.00.
BR Frey 2019 Sun & Rain, Chardonnay, Mendocino 14.5% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Frey 2018 Spin, Chardonnay, Mendocino 13.9% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Frey 2019 Pinot Grigio, Mendocino 15% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
87 Frey NV Agriculturist Blanc, Mendocino 14% (USA) $12.50.
87 Frey NV Agriculturist Red Blend, California 14% (USA) $12.50.
87 Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino 14% (USA) $20.00.
89 Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Syrah, Mendocino 15.4% (USA) $20.00.
BR Frey 2019 Organic, Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast 14% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Frey NV Organic Red Blend, California 13.9% (USA) $9.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Frey 2018 Organic, Sangiovese, Mendocino 13.9% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Frey 2019 Organic, Chardonnay, California 14% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
85 Frey 2018 Biodynamic, Chardonnay, Mendocino County 14.6% (USA) $20.00.
85 Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Tempranillo, Mendocino 13.6% (USA) $20.00.
89 Frey 2019 Organic, Zinfandel, Mendocino 14.5% (USA) $18.00.
88 Frey 2019 Organic, Sangiovese, Mendocino 13.9% (USA) $18.00.
85 Frey 2019 Organic, Merlot, Mendocino County 14% (USA) $20.00.
BR Frey 2020 Organic, Pinot Noir, Mendocino County 13.3% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
87 Frey 2019 Organic, Petite Sirah, Mendocino County 14.3% (USA) $18.00.
BR Frey 2020 Organic, Sauvignon Blanc, Mendocino County 13.4% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
86 Frey 2020 Biodynamic Field Blend Red, Other Red, Mendocino County 13.9% (USA) $16.00.
85 Frey 2020 Organic, Pinot Grigio, Mendocino County 12.8% (USA) $15.00.
BR Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Chardonnay, Mendocino County 14.5% (USA) $20.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Merlot, Mendocino County 14% (USA) $20.00. - Bronze Medal
88 Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Petite Sirah, Mendocino County 14.8% (USA) $20.00.
92 Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Zinfandel, Mendocino County 15% (USA) $20.00.
85 Frey 2018 Organic, Charbono, Mendocino County 14.1% (USA) $15.00.
87 Frey 2019 Organic, Malbec, Mendocino County 14.5% (USA) $18.00.
85 Kwaya Cellars 2019 Organic, Sangiovese, Mendocino 13.9% (USA) $16.00.
87 Kwaya Cellars 2019 Organic, Merlot, North Coast 14% (USA) $16.00.
85 Pacific Redwood 2019 Organic, Pinot Noir, Mendocino 13.5% (USA) $18.00.
BR Pacific Redwood 2019 Organic Cab, Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast 14% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Pacific Redwood 2019 Organic, Chardonnay, California 14% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Pacific Redwood 2020 Organic, Chardonnay, California 13.7% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
85 Pacific Redwood 2019 Organic, Merlot, Mendocino County 14% (USA) $15.00.
85 Pacific Redwood 2020 Organic, Pinot Noir, Mendocino County 13.3% (USA) $18.00.

Pinot Noir

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Serve in a Burgundy Wine Glass
Pinot Noir is one of the world’s most fascinating red varieties. While many red grapes produces wines of power and youthful intensity, a wine made from Pinot Noir is often more refined with higher acidity and lower levels of tannins. The spiritual home for Pinot Noir is Burgundy, where it is produced in many styles, from very light to examples that can age for two to three decades.

Pinot Noirs tend to have aromas and flavors red cherry fruit, while some offer notes of wild strawberry, plum or even floral notes such as carnation and red roses. As tannins in Pinot Noir are not as pronounced as in a grape such as Cabernet Sauvignon or Nebbiolo, most Pinot Noirs can be enjoyed upon release, which is usually two to three years after the vintage.

Burgundy works extremely well for Pinot Noir, as it is a cool climate; a warm or hot climate would not bring out the perfumes of the variety. Thus growers in several countries have planted Pinot Noir in their coolest regions, looking to emulate Burgundy. These include the Willamette Valley in Oregon; Russian River Valley, Santa Lucia Highlands and Sta. Rita Hills in California (among others); Central Otago in New Zealand; Casablanca and San Antonio Valleys in Chile and the Rheinhessen, Pfalz and Baden in Germany (where the grape is known as Spatburgunder). The concept of terroir – a wine is the producet of its specific environment – is most often associated with Pinot Noir.

Pinot Noirs tend to pair well with poultry (duck a l’orange is a classic match), game birds and even certain types of seafoods (as tannins are low), such as salmon, tuna and halibut.