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99 Points & Under $50: "Sumptuous" Estate-Grown Pinot

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99 Points & Under $50: "Sumptuous" Estate-Grown Pinot
"Get it while we have it! This kind of opportunity almost never comes around..." — Ryan Woodhouse, K&L Domestic Buyer "Get it while we have it! This kind of opportunity almost never comes around..." — Ryan Woodhouse, K&L Domestic Buyer
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Don't Miss One of Our Best Pinot Noir Offers of 2026
Ryan Woodhouse
From the buyer
K&L Domestic Wine Buyer · October 12, 2026
An exceptionally rare proposition today...a 99-point, estate-grown and produced Pinot Noir for under $50! I searched our entire inventory of more than 6,000 SKUs, and this is the only wine we have in stock that can boast those unicorn-like credentials! What's more, right now we're the only retailer in the country with this wine available to customers!

We have a longstanding relationship with Maggy Hawk Estate, and I jumped on this wine early. I can also confirm that this beauty absolutely lives up to the hype!

Coming from 20+ year-old vines planted just 16 miles from the Pacific Ocean in the cool, foggy "Deep End" of Anderson Valley, this is a wildly aromatic and seductive Pinot Noir. Planted largely to Dijon clones 115 and 777, the vineyard produces wines of remarkable purity, complexity, and elegance.

The wine opens with lifted aromas of rose petal, baking spice, ripe black raspberry, clove, spiced cherry, and subtle hints of redwood grove. The palate is both lush and vibrant, with a plush, generous mid-palate showing wonderful purity of fruit, balanced by fresh acidity, woodsy spices, and intriguing notes of dried citrus peel. Silky and polished through the finish, with lingering impressions of ripe bramble fruit and Christmas cake spices.

This wine delivers on every level. It's a wonderfully expressive, beautifully composed Pinot Noir that will delight just about anyone who appreciates pure, silky, sophisticated expressions of the variety. I can absolutely see why this wine earned such massive critical praise.

Get it while we have it! A 99-point, estate-grown Pinot Noir for under $50 is the kind of opportunity that almost never comes around!
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Top Pick
2023 Maggy Hawk "Estate" Anderson Valley Pinot Noir
99WE
$49.95 (Compare to $60 Elsewhere)
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Maggy Hawk
Critic reviews
99 pts · Wine Enthusiast · October 2026 Sumptuous, aromatics of pomegranate black raspberry, clove, orange zest, toasted vanilla, and dried florals are on the nose. All the palate is concentrated black currant, black strawberry, coriander, mocha candied orange zest, and tannins on the finish. *Cellar Selection* (TP)
K&L Notes
At the cool, northwestern end of Anderson Valley, known locally as the “Deep End,” Maggy Hawk’s spectacular estate vineyard sits nestled among towering redwood forests. Persistent Pacific fog and cooling ocean breezes moderate temperatures at this exceptional Pinot Noir-focused site, allowing for a long, slow growing season.

Planted in 2000, predominantly to Dijon clones 115 and 667, among others, the vineyard is farmed with an almost maniacal attention to detail. Much of the estate is planted across steep hillsides, with vines rooted in ancient, decomposed sandstone soils. The wines are crafted by the immensely talented Sarah Wuethrich, who honed her skills alongside Anderson Valley icon Wells Guthrie at Copain before joining Maggy Hawk in 2017.
 
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