Red

Garys' Vineyard Pinot Noir

Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

roast duck · lamb · complex cheeses · mushroom risotto · pork

201593 pts

Deep, rich aromas of baked plum, rhubarb pie, star anise, red cinnamon, forest floor and gingerbread show on this nose of this wine from a vineyard planted by the two Garys, Pisoni and Franscioni. The palate is full of baked raspberry and cinnamon-and-clove-spiced cookies, remai…
201395 pts

Brian Loring's bottling of this vineyard planted by Gary Pisoni and Gary Franscioni is bursting with raspberry syrup, cola and peppercorns on the nose. The palate boasts notes of strawberry juice, red berries and hibiscus. It's luxurious and sexy.
201292 pts

Stash this one in the cellar unil 2019 or 2020. Tasted in January 2014, it's tannic, tart in acidity and enormously rich in red cherry jam, pomegranate and persimmon fruit flavors, enriched with sweet, smoky oak. A real beauty from this well-respected vineyard.
200785 pts

Very extracted and ripe, this wine's voluptuous cherry, currant, licorice and spice flavors are compromised by excessive softness. Doesn't show much complexity beyond the fruit, so drink now.
200688 pts

There is, as usual with Pinots from Garys', a lusty, almost overwhelming quality to the wine. It's a full frontal assault of flavor, with cascades of cherries, raspberries, cola, licorice, sweet leather and smoky char that go on and on. It's an achievement, but what the wine has…