Drink.  Learn.  Laugh.  Repeat.

Welcome Back!Sign in here:

Not Registered?Become one of our thirsty clan 333,357 strong:

Register Today!

Flat Rock Pinot Noir 2013 Wine Review

Flat Rock Pinot Noir 2013

Flat Rock Pinot Noir 2013

Niagara Peninsula, Ontario VQA, Canada

Community Score:89/100

Community Reviews: 5

  Add My Review


Price: $24.95

Drink: 2013-2018

Bottle size: 750 ml

Alcohol: 13%

Sweetness: Extra Dry

Wine Type: Red Wine


Winery: Flat Rock

Agent: Flat Rock Cellars

Natalie's Score: 89/100

A smooth, luscious medium-bodied Pinot Noir with attractive aromas of dark cherry and spice. This winery practices sustaiable winemaking such as geo-thermal heating and cooling, underground barrel cellars and a gravity flow winery. Pair this wine with planked salmon.

Pinot Noir food pairings: BBQ smoked pulled pork.

Complete Cheese Pizza Wine

This Flat Rock Pinot Noir 2013 was reviewed on April 18, 2016 by Natalie MacLean

More Vintages: 2019  2018  2014  2012  2011 

  Add New Vintage

Pricing & Stock Information

StoreStock    
Ontario & C.h. Meir42 Add
Richmond & Kirkwood38 Add
Tecumseh & Lauzon38 Add
Hazeldean & Castlefrank (Market Square)36 Add
Strandherd & Greenbank29 Add
See More Edit

Reviews and Ratings

Lynn van der Linde - Certified Sommelier rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Tart cherries, white pepper aromas with an earthy undertone and zippy acidity make this a great food friendly wine!
Jennifer Havers - WSET Level 3 rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

One of my go-to's for Niagara Pinot Noir. Fresh cherry and some other berry aromas with an undertone of pepper. Medium bodied, nice acidity which extends the finish. Flavours are bright and clean. Delicious with a range of foods, from turkey or chicken to pork, anything you might through on the BBQ. (March 2016)
Jon Steeves - Sommelier rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

Ruby red. Typicity of cool climate Oinot Noir with cherry prominence and great acidity. Made with 15% new oak this wine has elegant complexity and offers great value. Enjoy 2016-2020.
Andrea Shapiro rated this wine as 89/100 with the following review:

A lovely Pinot Noir from Niagara. Pale Ruby colour with a fruity bouquet featuring strawberry, raspberry, blackberry and vanilla here. The same fruit is reflected on the palate with some earthy richness lingering. Very fresh and bright. High acidity, light bodied with perfectly integrated medium minus tannins. Delicious! Pair with beef tartare or tuna truffle crudo. 89 points - Tasted June 2017

If you liked the Flat Rock Pinot Noir 2013, you might also like these wines:

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO

PAIR WINE
& FOOD?

Join me in a free online video class to learn the secrets to perfect pairings.

Wine of the Week

As featured on  

CTV Wine of the Week!

Flat Rock Red Wine
Pinot Noir 2020,
Twenty Mile Bench, Niagara Escarpment, Ontario V.Q.A. ...

Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean offers North America's most popular online wine and food pairing classes. She was named the World's Best Drinks Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

Natalie has published two books with Random House, both selected as one of Amazon's Best Books of the Year.

Join 333,357 thirsty wine lovers who get access to all of her wine reviews by becoming a member of her site. Take a free online pairing class with her here.

FEEL LOST IN THE

LCBO?

Know the wines you want before you even get to the store with my wine reviews. Join now. It's free.

Red, White & Drunk All Over

  Best Books of the Year

Red, White & Drunk all over by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean writes about wine with a sensuous obsession... and often laugh-out-loud funny... Terrific.

Rex Pickett, Sideways

Ms. MacLean is the disarming Everywoman. She loves wine, loves drinking ... ultimately, it's a winning formula.

Eric Asimov, The New York Times

GOT A SMARTPHONE?

Access my reviews on mobile with the bar code scanner.

GET NAT'S APP

Unquenchable: A Tipsy Search

  Best Books of the Year

Unquenchable by Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean is a new force in the wine writing world ‐ a feisty North American answer to Hugh Johnson and Jancis Robinson. She can write beautifully about wine.

The Financial Times of London

There are very few people in the wine world who "get it" and Natalie is one of those who brings more fun to a buttoned-up and stodgy game.

Gary Vaynerchuck, Wine Library TV

Starting a Wine Cellar?

Expert advice for all budgets

Insider tips on starting a wine cellar
From wine racks to underground caves, insider tips on size and space, number of bottles, ideal conditions and reputable resources.   learn more  
Winner World's Best Drink Writer
WFour-Time Winner James Beard Foundation
Five-Time Winner Association of Food Journalists
Six-Time Winner Bert Greene Award
Best Wine Literature Book Gourmand World Cookbook Awards
Online Writer of the Year Louis Roederer International Wine Writing Award