Red
Roar Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Lucia Highlands)
Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Pinot Noir
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Santa Lucia Highlands
- Alcohol
- 14.9%
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
pato assado · carnes grelhadas · cogumelos · cordeiro · queijos curados
Rated vintages
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2020
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2019
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2018
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2017
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2016
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201594 pts
Cranberry, baked rhubarb, anise and crushed slate aromas show on the nose of this always-excellent bottling from the Franscioni family. The palate abounds with energy, driving black raspberry fruit accented with earthy loam, fennel, oregano and juniper through a compellingly rou…
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201497 pts
Jaw-dropping on all fronts, this wine by the pioneering Franscioni family approaches regional perfection. Black plum fruit meets with dried violet and lavender on the extremely well-integrated nose, while a mineral tension frames the palate. Flavors of black plum and blackberry…
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2013
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2012
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201193 pts
A gigantic Pinot Noir, rich and heady in black cherries, sweet licorice, bacon, mocha and toasty oak flavors, wrapped into firm tannins and brightened with crisp Santa Lucia acidity. It's a dramatic wine, but too young. Give it at least four years for all the parts to begin to c…