2010 ROAR Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands
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The entry-level 2010 Pinot Noir is exuberant, flashy and flat-out delicious. Juicy dark cherries, spices and a hint of French oak jump from the glass. This extroverted Pinot will be a great early drinker. The pure fleshiness of the fruit is absolutely irresistible.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate
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The entry-level 2010 Pinot Noir is exuberant, flashy and flat-out delicious. Juicy dark cherries, spices and a hint of French oak jump from the glass. This extroverted Pinot will be a great early drinker. The pure fleshiness of the fruit is absolutely irresistible. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2015. Roar is another small, family-owned winery in the Santa Lucia Highlands turning out gorgeous Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. Headed by Gary and Rosella Franscioni, Roar makes a number of intense, perfumed wines that stand out for the purity of their fruit. The 2010 Pinots can’t quite match the seductiveness of the 2009s, but they are solid efforts within the context of the vintage. The Franscionis planted their first vineyard in 1996, and what they have been able to accomplish since then is truly remarkable. Tel. (831) 675-1681; www.roarwines.com