Hedgeline Vineyards Pinot Noir

So the grape is the place to begin, because with Pinot Noir we know what we have. It is a red made from thin-skinned grapes, the same variety that also goes into many traditional-method sparkling wines.

Grape guides tend to describe red cherry, berry and a note of plum, with a lighter color and softer tannins than a Cabernet Sauvignon, though how ripe the fruit gets can push it darker and fuller. If you want a red on the lighter, softer side, this is the grape for it.

The average is 3 out of five, from 3 ratings, which puts it in the bottom band of the scores we track. That rests on only a few voices, so read it as an early impression rather than a settled verdict.

Who makes it is no longer the mystery the shelf suggests. Corks & Cheers, the importer's portfolio site, names Hedgeline Vineyards as the producer, credits Matt Shuplock as winemaker, and places the fruit in Oregon rather than California. The same listing's tasting description calls the wine “black cherry” with “hints of vanilla, caramel and toasted coffee bean” and “soft, mature tannins,” the producer's words for a fruit-forward style. No alcohol percentage, formal appellation beyond the state, or blend information is published alongside those notes. In our September 2026 checks it sold for $17.88.

Our call: this suits a shopper curious about an Oregon Pinot Noir at this price who is willing to look past a thin rating record; the maker is no longer a mystery now that the importer's listing names Hedgeline Vineyards and winemaker Matt Shuplock. Pass if a rating history matters to you: three shoppers have rated it so far, and their average sits in the bottom band of the wines we track, an early read but not a favorable one.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.