Jerry Raphael

9.1

Excellent PN with a lot of cola, dark fruits and I said flowers but my wife said Roses and will go with that. The taste showed dark fruits including plums. The finish was also very long and smooth. Very enjoyable for sure. This was my last 2017 Roar and last Soberanes Vineyard — a month ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.4

2021 vintage. Medium-heavy body. This was banging. White and black pepper flourishes on the massive finish. Excellent fruit. Drink now or in the next decade if you want the body electric reduced to body candlelight. 8.21.24. — 7 months ago

Nicole Verhamme

9.6

Bright & beautiful. Perhaps enjoying it a bit young but very much enjoying. Light garnet in color. Fresh berries on the nose. Fresh strawberry & cherry, gently herbal, white pepper, soft vanilla finish. — a year ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

Six Pinots, all made by Ed Kurtzman, of August West and Roar fame who also consults to Freeman and Mansfield Dunn. Ed joined our tasting. More fruity, slightly reduced. My #2. — 4 years ago

Jerry Raphael

9.0

Very nice and smooth start to finish. Dark fruits mainly and fully integrated. Last bottle of 2017 — 2 months ago

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9.1

The 2022 Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands) boasts terrific weight and concentration. Viscous and opulent, it possesses a lovely inner sweetness. Yellow apple, golden mango and hazelnut notes are neatly delineated and clear as day. The 2022 delivers a touch of oak spice on the long, tender, driven finish. It’s a big wine—I would prefer just a hair more energy, but it’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser for lovers of large-scale Chardonnay. (Billy Norris, Vinous, August 2024)
— 7 months ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

Six Pinots, all made by Ed Kurtzman, of August West and Roar fame who also consults to Freeman and Mansfield Dunn. Ed joined our tasting. Elegant — 4 years ago

Jerry Raphael

8.9

Not as intense as the Roar but very good. Some cola, dark fruits and more. — 2 months ago

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9.6

Hailing from one of the premier sites in the Santa Lucia Highlands, planted in 1996, the 2022 Pinot Noir Garys' Vineyard is flat-out gorgeous. Beautifully rendered, it boasts generous fruit density, crystal-clear delineation of flavors and bracing structure. Fully destemmed, the 2022 finishes with a ton of persistence in its dark berry flavors, even darker cherry, black licorice and black sage. The 2022 leaves behind a fine web of powdery tannins, neatly wrapped up with a little bow on top, concentrated, effusive, and ready to rock. What a complete package. This may be the red wine of the vintage in the SLH. (Billy Norris, Vinous, August 2024)
— 7 months ago

Eric Urbani

8.9

Six Pinots, all made by Ed Kurtzman, of August West and Roar fame who also consults to Freeman and Mansfield Dunn. Ed joined our tasting. Whole cluster, seemed a bit too steamy for my palate. — 4 years ago