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2016 Roar Wines Rosella's Vineyard Pinot Noir

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April 21, 2024 - $41

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RATINGS

94Jeb Dunnuck

...terrific sappiness to it as well as loads of floral nuances, medium body, bright acidity, and straight up fabulous elegance...perfect integration in its fruit, tannins, and acidity.

93Vinous / IWC

An exotically perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red berries, incense, vanilla and candied flowers, and a spicy nuance builds with aeration. Juicy and broad in the mouth, offering sweet Chambord, cherry cola and spicecake flavors that take on a smoky mineral quality on the back half. Plays power off finesse with a smooth hand and finishes impressively long and sweet, featuring fine-grained tannins and resonating spiciness.

92Wine Enthusiast

Casts a distinctive anise and wild berry mix that's complex and engaging, tilting toward savory sage and herb notes and ending with firm yet supple tannins and a dash of cedar.

91Wine Spectator

Casts a distinctive anise and wild berry mix that's complex and engaging, tilting toward savory sage and herb notes and ending with firm yet supple tannins and a dash of cedar.

REGION

United States, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands

Santa Lucia Highlands AVA is a 12-mile long, narrow strip of an appellation wedged along the eastern hillsides of the Santa Lucia mountain range. Given its proximity to Big Sur and the Gabilan Mountain Range to the northeast, Santa Lucia a cool-climate wine growing district. Morning sun is often followed by maritime winds and fog in the afternoon, a weather pattern that prolongs the growing season and means long, gentle ripening of the grapes. Spanish missionaries planted vineyards in the district in the 18th century, but it wasn’t until the 1970s that modern winemakers planted vineyards and began making high quality wine. The district received AVA status in 1991 and today there are 6,000 vineyard acres in the Santa Lucia Highlands. Pinot Noir is the dominant grape planted, followed by Chardonnay and Riesling.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.