Jerry Raphael

9.1

Loaded PN, cola, blackberries, blueberries, spice and on and on. Same with the taste, just an excellent wine but that being said this is its best time; not sure how long it will go, so drink up. — 12 days 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. — 3 months ago

Jerry Raphael

9.5

Oh boy, how do I handle this wine. Having it young was too intense to drink, having at some point later seemed to be over the hill but now thinking that was a flawed bottle. This one was excellent with a ton of dark fruits mainly blackberries, plumbs and others. Also, had some cola and wood notes. Excellent from start to the long finish. Think it could go for some more years but why bother when drinking so great now. This is my last bottle and that’s fine since I’m an old guy and can’t be buying expensive wines that you need to hold for 10 plus years — 7 months ago

Jerry Raphael

9.1

Just drinking great and loaded with complex and integrated fruits, cola and other. Nice long finish — 15 days 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)
— 3 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

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. — 3 years 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)
— 3 months ago

Jerry Raphael

9.3

What an excellent wine and for me a bit different in that the taste outdid the nose as the nose is the big tell for me. Anyway, the nose had some deep red friuits and a bit of cola. The taste was fruity sweet, in a great way, with deep dark fruits and just so enjoyable drinking it. The finish was long and very satisfying. It's the last bottle of Rosella's in my cellar. — 6 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 — 3 years ago