Roar Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir, California, USA

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The 2009 Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands shows lovely focus in its vibrant red fruit, flowers, spices and licorice. The fruit retains gorgeous energy all the way through to the finish. Mint and floral notes reappear on the close. This is a fabulous wine for the money. The Santa Lucia Highlands bottling is made from three parcels; Garys’ (55%), Rosella’s (35%) and Pisoni (10%), and was aged in 35% new oak barrels. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2016. This is a set of sublime, elegant wines from Gary and Rosella Franscioni at Roar. The Franscionis own a number of vineyards, including Rosella’s, Sierra Mar and Garys’ (with the Pisoni family), all in the Santa Lucia Highlands. In addition to making their own wines, the Franscionis also sell fruit to a number of small, artisanal wineries. The Franscioni’s latest project is Sierra Mar, a dramatic hillside vineyard with multiple exposures and one isolated, striking plot that looks like a setting for an opening scene in a James Bond movie.Tel. (831) 675-1681; www.roarwines.com

Offers a savory mix of earthy cherry, raspberry, toasty oak, mineral and sage. Full-bodied, maintaining its focus and depth on a long, cola- and herb-laced finish. Drink now through 2016. 994 cases made.??–JL??Region: California / Santa Lucia Highlands Select to Add

The pedigree of this wine is impeccable: grapes from Rosella’s, Garys’ and Pisoni vineyards. The wine is soft, silky and captivating, in a drink-me-now style that emphasizes pure, luscious raspberry, cherry and mocha fruit.——S.H.(7/1/2011)—— 91