Jay Kline

9.2

Poured into a decanter about two hours prior to service and enjoyed over the course of several days. Yes…you read that right. This benefitted greatly from air. The 2019 Syrah SLH pours a purple color with a near opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and some fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of blackberries, fig, plum, purple flowers, black pepper, animale, black olive brine, dried green herbs, earth and gentle warm spices. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the finish is medium+ and loaded with minerals. Initially, this was quite pretty on the nose but backward on the palate. After all of the air, it swung into balance and it was beautiful. Drink now with a lot of air and some patience, through 2039+. — 10 days ago

Jeffrey Trezek

9.0

Yes please!
— 3 months ago

Paul J

9.5

Light gold color. Lovely, complex nose of camomile, butter, steel, and lemongrass. Similar flavors on the palate. Medium plus depth that coats the palate and has a long, lingering finish. Possibly the best U.S. Chard QPR! — 6 months ago

with Brooke

Neil Valenzuela

9.2

Medium ruby color. Aromas of raspberry, cherry and cocoa. Delicious cherry pop rocks, baking spices and baked berries on the finish. Lovely 🥰 — 10 months ago

Enrico Pallazzo

9.4

Delicious but not quite as good as it used to be. Lots of cherry. — 4 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

We had fun coming up with the descriptors of the nose on this one. Twizzler, cherry cough drops, you get the idea. typical of very ripe picking that Roar is known for. — 5 years ago

Marc Melser

8.9

We had the 2014 Vintage on 10/1-2/20. This is a good, full bodied, fruit forward Pinot Noir. The lead flavor on the bouquet and palate is black cherry. There is some oak and sweet spice. The tannins need to be smoothed with the aerator. I would buy more. — 6 years ago

Andy Stabile

9.0

Big ol’ Pinot… if by name only

Heavy body….. deep ruby color.
Musty, earthy nose
Powerful Friit - maybe black cherry
A touch earth / bitter lingers. A touch of oak.
Zin / Cab vibes
Nice glass of wine…
(Remedy 21)
With Sue and Riley — 2 months ago

Jerry Raphael

9.4

. This Garys did not disappoint; loaded with fruit, flowers and spice notes all around. Taste had the same and a bit of cola and some minerality. Very smooth finish just a very enjoyable wine.

Last bottle of Garys, in fact no more Rosella and Pisoni either. Always thought the Garys’ were the best. Rosella were okay and forget about the Pisoni. Pisoni were either so over the top it was undrinkable and then another bottle was stunning - stopped buying them early on. Still have a bunch of Roar’s Sierra Mar and SLH. But over all, prices too high and I’m too old to hold wines for 5 to 10 years before drinking them. — 3 months ago

Jeremy.Buss

9.2

Still a great vintage and could have many more years to go. — 6 months ago

Bonnie Chu

9.0

California tasting — 9 months ago

Perry Atha

9.5

Fantastic !!! One word describes it all — 10 months ago

Marc Melser

9.2

We had the 2012 Vintage on 9/24-25/21. This is a full bodied, well balanced Pinot Noir. The bouquet is wonderful with black fruit and cardomom. The palate has bing cherry, wild strawberry, oak and even a little vanilla. A very good wine. — 5 years ago

Yen Boubel

8.9

Slightly herbal, ripe berries, plum & clove with a bright finish. — 6 years ago

Steve Mitchell

9.3

Paired with a seafood risotto and a salad. Nice nose, velvety on the palate and smooth finish. — 2 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.1

2023 vintage. Medium-medium heavy bod. 4.8.26. — 3 months ago

sasha

9.0

W. Still quite good. Subdued fruit with moderate floral tones. Very well balanced with nice complexity once it opened — 4 months ago

Tegan Marriott

8.9

Santa Barbara highlands radiance in a glass! Yo, I'll pretend I'm rolling through da Wine Ghetto! — 7 months ago

Rob DeShane

9.0

Very light in color with a meaty strawberry licorice nose. Just lovely sweet tannins and plushness on palate but with enough acidity to keep it light on its feet. Surprising medium finish. 🔥for the money. — 3 years ago

Ken Venezio

9.2

Virtuoso Syrah. Love the bright red berry fruits on the front end and the balance throughout. Nice silky tannins and a modest finish. A 30 minute decant made a world of difference. — 5 years ago