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8 Vivid California Pinot Noirs

New reviews of Pinot Noirs from the 2014 vintage in Sonoma, Santa Lucia Highlands and beyond
8 Vivid California Pinot Noirs
Roar's Pinot Noir comes from a vineyard co-owned by fellow Santa Lucia Highlands growers the Pisoni family. (Richard Green Photography)
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Mar 7, 2016

Wine Spectator senior editor and lead taster for California James Laube offers scores and tasting notes for 8 Pinot Noirs from the 2014 vintage in Sonoma, the Santa Lucia Highlands and beyond.

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