2018 Siduri Santa Barbara Pinot Noir

94 POINTS

Clive Pursehouse - Decanter

A beautiful, elegant Pinot Noir from the Sta Rita Hills site, John Sebastiano. Silky, textured, and fresh, this wine flashes delicate purity and minerality. Pungent floral aromas of dried violets, sois bois and evergreen tips are accented by seaspray minerality. The palate is a study in beautiful blue fruits, crushed stone and grilled orange peel. This Pinot shows ample depth and a true sense of the wonder of the Sta Rita Hills.

Antonio Galloni MW - Vinous

The 2018 Pinot Noir (Santa Barbara County) is bright, lively and absolutely delicious. I would prefer to drink it over the next few years, while the red berry and floral flavors retain their youthful vibrancy. This is a fabulous appellation-level Pinot.

Wine Spectator

Snappy, offering hints of licorice to the plum, dried raspberry and spiced cherry flavors. Cedar and spice notes show on the finish. Drink now. 13,282 cases made.

Matt Kettmann - Wine Enthusiast

There's sour plum and lanolin-like funkiness to the nose of this bottling, which also shows dried red-flower aromas. The palate is loaded with dried flower and fruit flavors, offering sumac, violet, game and dried cranberry flavors.

Erin Brooks - The Wine Advocate

Pale ruby-purple, the 2018 Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County has delicate scents of cranberries, blackberries, tree bark, mushrooms and earth. The palate is light-bodied and tangy with tart, earth-laced fruits and a bright finish.

Erin Brooks - The Wine Advocate

Pale ruby-purple, the 2018 Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County has delicate scents of cranberries, blackberries, tree bark, mushrooms and earth. The palate is light-bodied and tangy with tart, earth-laced fruits and a bright finish.