The ROAR Pinots, particularly the acclaimed Garys’ Vineyard, trend toward the bigger, riper style that causes anguish among longtime Pinots aficionados, but there’s no doubting they are tasty. The 2010 ROAR Garys’ is ripe and powerful, but the flavors of strawberry and blueberry are fresh and clean, with hints of spice from aging in mostly new French oak. There’s also an attractive earthy, forest floor note on this vintage that I find especially appealing.
ROAR, Santa Lucia Highlands (Monterey County, California) Pinot Noir 2010
By Robert Whitley