Out-Take Wine Company - Marin County Pinot Noir 2025

With an incredible knack for discovering and sourcing wines from prestigious estates across California, Out-Take offers exceptional, one-of-a-kind drinking experience at an unbelievable everyday price. Thanks to several unique factors — three consecutive large harvests, a steep drop in tourism from San Francisco to Napa to Sonoma, and softening demand for $80 Pinot Noir and $100 Cabernet Sauvignon — many premier winemakers and wineries are burdened with costly grape contracts and production expenses they cannot pass along to customers. This is where Out-Take comes in… going directly to the wineries with cash in hand, swooping in to buy the same wines (at a fifth of the price) that the estates are selling in their tasting rooms. Out-Take is a label born from opportunity, bringing phenomenal single-vineyard, world-class wines to market at everyday prices and delivering the some of the best quality-to-price U.S. wines we carry at the Princeton Corkscrew.

The 2025 Out-Take Marin County Pinot Noir shows exactly why growers keep coming back to this rugged stretch of coast. The nose is pure perfume — captivating aromas of red fruits intertwining with hints of rose petal and citrus blossom billow from the glass. On the palate, waves of red currant, wild strawberry and black cherry give way to a savory streak of forest floor and crushed rock, carried by a viscous, almost fleshy mouthfeel that never loses its lift. Structurally, it's lean but powerful, with a vibrant natural acidity that points to real aging potential. Envision Burgundian elegance and restraint wrapped around California fruit, and at this price, it's an absolute steal. Enjoy with wild mushroom and thyme crostini with thyme, roasted beet and goat cheese salad, herb-roasted chicken with root vegetables, grilled salmon with a cranberry gastrique or pan-seared duck breast with morels and wild rice, finished with a cherry reduction.