Uncorked Pinot Noir

Score: 90 $40 Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir Oregon 1999 A velvety wine offering ripe fruit and sweet oak flavors from Drouhin, the family-run firm making some of Oregon’s best pinots.

Score: 89 $25 Acacia Pinot Noir Napa Valley Carneros 2000 Pinot has a perfect home in Carneros, a cool subregion of Napa, producing a wine that’s both complex and seductive.

Score: 89 $22 Louis Jadot Santenay Clos de Malte 1999 It’s an outstanding vintage. If you can’t find that, try one of Jadot’s other ‘99 Burgundies. They’re all good.

Score: 87 $18 Coldstream Hills Pinot Noir Yarra Valley 2001 Australia is just getting into the pinot noir game. This one is soft and generous, with lovely raspberry flavors.

Score: 85 $15 Gallo of Sonoma Pinot Noir Sonoma County Reserve 2000 Gallo’s efforts in Sonoma go far beyond jugs, like this tasty, focused pinot. And you can’t beat the price.