Carneros Pinot Noir Accolades

2009 Vintage

2013 Gold Medals
Pinot Noir Shootout

2008 Vintage

88 POINTS
"The 2008 Carneros Pinot Noir has a really nice mix of Pinot fruit flavors with wild berries, ripe plums, spice and pepper leading the way. Soft and velvety with more juicy berries and spice unfolding on the silky finish."
- International Wine Report, July 2012

91 POINTS, EDITOR'S CHOICE
"What a great price for a Pinot Noir with this charm and integrity. It's a wonderful wine, dry and rich in raspberry, cherry and spice flavors. Feels svelte and silky in the mouth, just like you want Pinot to be."
- Wine Enthusiast, April 2012

91 POINTS
"A California Pinot Noir that emphasizes elegance over sheer power. It conveys a refreshing delicacy often lacking in California Pinot Noir and marries spice with bright red fruit flavors...it allows the magic of Pinot Noir to bloom in the glass."
- Michael Apstein, Wine Review Online, December 27, 2011

2012 Gold Medals
Affairs of the Vine
Critics Challenge
Jefferson Cup Invitational - Double Gold
North of the Gate Wine Competition

2007 Vintage

94 POINTS, TOP 100 WINES OF 2011
"The first of Gloria's 2007 Pinots to be released, and a promising allure to their future block bottlings. The wine is, in a word, superb. It has ripe raspberry, cherry and blackberry fruit, but also a wonderful earthiness of mushrooms, and the tannin-acid balance is near perfect. A gorgeous young wine to decant and enjoy now."
- Wine Enthusiast, September 2011

2006 Vintage

Wine of the Week
- The Press Democrat, June 16, 2010

2011 Gold Medals
Florida State Fair - Double Gold
Dallas Morning News

2010 Gold Medals
Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
Pacific Rim Wine Competition - Best of Class

2009 Gold Medals
Riverside International Wine Competition
Tasters Guild International Wine Competition
Critics Challenge International Wine Competition - Critics Platinum
Orange County Wine Competition

2005 Vintage

2009 Gold Medals
Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo - Double Gold
Grand Harvest Awards