Solomon Hills Estate Pinot Noir 2020

Professional Ratings

• 98 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2020 Pinot Noir Solomon Hills Estate has a medium ruby color and fantastic botanical accents that give this wine its own singular personality. Pure strawberry and raspberry are accented with wafts of lemon peel, wild mint, juniper and dried herbs, continuing to unfold as it airs in the glass. Medium-bodied, uber silky and fresh, it features concentrated berry fruits and a wave of herbal nuances across the long finish. Best After 2022

• 96 Wine Enthusiast
  Muddled mulberry, plum and smoked sagebrush aromas entice the nose on this bottling. Vibrant and lovely purple fruit flavors are layered in oak and chaparral spice, but it's the vibrant acidity that leaves the complex palate wanting more.
• 95 Jeb Dunnuck
  All destemmed and brought up in 45% new French oak. the 2020 Estate Pinot Noir Solomon Hills just about jumps out of the glass and is incredibly expressive and complex. Mulberries, ripe cranberries, sappy flowers, and incense notes all define the bouquet, and it's medium-bodied on the palate, with a supple, elegant mouthfeel, soft tannins, and a great finish. It leads with its pure fruit yet certainly doesn't lack complexity. I like it today, but this will benefit from just a year or so of bottle age and should have a decade of prime drinking.
• 95 Tasting Panel

  Following intense aromas of blueberry and heather, brushy notes of dried purple flowers and blue fruit engage on the first sip. Salinity enters midway on a determined flow of root beer, cinnamon, and fennel. This may be the most dramatic vintage for this wine, showing off the sandy soils and cool climate of its birthplace. 

• 94 Wine & Spirits

  Leading with scents of rose petal and wild cherries, there’s stemmy earthiness here that gives the wine immediacy and savory complexity. The flavors are upfront and fresh, with an earthy, humus-like grounding that keeps the wine focused and on point. For game, like quail.