Brian S

9.3

Always solid — 5 months ago

Rob van Kalmthout

9.1

Minerality, white flowers, lemon zest, good balance, still young. — 7 months ago

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

9.3

2008 vintage. Had never come across the "Little Hill" until today. Light-medium body. Decanted and was fairly musty for 2-3 minutes before it started to blossom. Some blue fruit/menthol/eucalyptus throughout the experience. Demonstrative spice component on the back end. Could really only ding this on being slightly "watery" on the front palate. Otherwise, this is kicking now and has plenty of life and love to give. 5.27.23 — 2 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.6

Another beautiful Rochioli Pinot Noir. Intense but not as overwhelming as the 2020. Elegant cherry flavors and a more restrained nose. Expensive at $75 but its price is reasonable given the quality. — 5 months ago

Raul Puga

9.2

I love Zin with some age on it. Delicious and food friendly — 2 years ago

Barb

9.3

2012 tasting great. Solid dark fruits, nice balance. — 4 years ago

Jeremy Shanker

Sommelier at RN74

9.1

Highly underrated wine. Tastes like top CDP — 6 months ago

Michael Chelus

9.2

Apple, lemon curd, honey, brioche and oak. Great acidity and balance. — 8 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.3

From Westside Farms and Rochioli Allen Vineyard sites, medium lemon color, aromas of stone and citrus fruits with floral and nutty notes. On the palate flavors of peach, apricot and pears with honeysuckle, smooth with a nutty creamy texture, lively acidity. Medium+ finish ending with fruit toasty notes and savory citrus mineral character. Nice! — 3 years ago

Shay A

9.3

WNH virtual tasting with Gary Farrell wines. 2015 Ritchie chard, 2014 Fort Ross Pinot and 2015 Rochioli Pinot were the library choices.

I’m between a 93 and 94 here. This caught me totally by surprise. Flexing an ABV of 13.7, it has so much balanced richness and never comes across as lean. In fact, with the whole cluster usage here, it’s not green/stemmy. Gorgeous translucent purple in the glass with big aromatics of juniper, sage, high toned red and black berries, and cedar. Nimble on the palate with some herbal notes, and a really pretty red/black fruit sweetness (like really ripe rhubarb mixed with blackberries). Has both nice acidity and some tannic bite. I’d argue this was possibly even better in day two. Beautiful wine. — 4 years ago