Arcadian is one of the top producers of California pinot noir. one reviewer has written about Arcadian Winery: "If you like your Pinot Noir elegant, balanced, relatively low in alcohol, well-aged upon release, and cellar worthy, read on..."

Winegrower, winemaker and proprietor of Arcadian Winery, Joe Davis, is somewhat of an iconoclast among today's popular and high-scoring California producers of Pinot Noir. Stylistically, he has always been steadfast in his vision of what Pinot Noir should be, and his target consumers are connoisseurs of Pinot Noir, often Burgundy drinkers, who prefer the classic style of Pinot Noir with consummate age ability. Writer Dennis Schaefer said "Almost every winemaker who makes Pinot Noir professes to follow the Burgundian model. And, more or less, that's true. But with some winemakers, the "less" part is apparent, and plenty of shortcuts may be employed. With winemaker Joe Davis, everything is always "more" Burgundian'" (The Prince of Pinot, Vol. 8, Iss 40, 6/30/11)

The 2004 Arcadian Fiddlestix pinot noir received a 91 point score from Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Medium red. Blackberry and cherry scents are deepened by candied licorice and smoky minerals. Dense and chewy, offering sweet cherry and dark berry preserve flavors, with chewy tannins adding grip. A concentrated somewhat brooding pinoit that gained sweetness and enery with air, as well as suave spiciness." (Nov/Dec '07).