Dmitri Bourkovski

9.3

Drinking 2015 vintage at 2022. Very well round up Californian chard, good balance of oil and acid — 3 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

We had fun coming up with the descriptors of the nose on this one. Twizzler, cherry cough drops, you get the idea. typical of very ripe picking that Roar is known for. — 4 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

Another Pisoni treat: great finely balanced Pinot. I must explore the Santa Lucia Highlands asap. — 5 years ago

Thomas Sorbo

9.3

Awesome Pisoni juice! — 6 years ago

with Tim

Shay A

9.3

Weekly Wednesday Wine Committee. Incredible hosting by Joe. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert wine, all tasted blind.

Bonus wines. I’ve heard of this and was happy to try. Bibiana from Wayfarer and Jeff Pisoni joint project. Bigger style SB, definitely done in the Bordeaux style. Good amount of semillon to round the edges out. High acidity. Lemon and lime tart, lychee, limestone and saline notes. Oak isn’t as powerful as Aesthete or other notable bigger style Cali SBs, but it’s certainly as flavor packed. Wish I could enjoy one of these stand alone to see how it evolves. — 6 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Founded in 1988 by Dave Miner, along with his wife Emily and his parents, Ed and Norma. Aged for 15 months on French oak (60% new), from a 50-acre vineyard planted in 1995 by Gary Franscioni and Gary Pisoni along the terraces of the Santa Lucia mountains. Aromas of fresh dark berry fruit and wonderful baking spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry, cranberry and cola with toasty notes, well balanced. Fine tannins on lingering finish ending with a burst of fruit. Very nice. — 7 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

The fruit for this wine come from the Soberanes vineyard which was planted in 2006 but already highly regarded. The vineyard is cared for by the Pisoni and Fanscioni families. Brought to Tasting Group and presented double-blind. The wine pours a deep purple color with a near opaque core. On the nose, the wine is slightly smokey with purple flowers, blue and black fruit, and wood. On the palate, blue fruits, olive brine and black pepper. Medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. The finish is long, dusty and earthy. Only one person called Central Coast Syrah with other guesses ranging from Northern Rhone to Cabernet Sauvignon to Malbec. While I found this to be really enjoyable, I think some time in the cellar will allow this to come together. Only 4 barrels produced. — 3 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.2

Had this one late at night probably a week ago. My notes just say “awesome”. Spelled correctly, so I couldn’t have been too far gone. It’s definitely on the other side of peak, so drink ‘em if ya got ‘em. — 5 years ago

with Vanessa

Eric

9.2

Massive and earthy. A little hot at first but it settled down after a bit. Big earth and Pisoni cola. That looker in the background is my bride of 14 years today. Love ya babe! — 5 years ago

Dmitriy Glinberg

9.2

Nicely balanced, not overly sweet, has some acidity — 7 years ago

Vito Polosa

8.9

Teroldego intensity, balsamic notes, bitters — 7 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.2

PNP and ready to go — 8 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

9.7

Pinot Noir Shootout after a long week in Wine Bizz at where @WineWorks Marlton. Well Roar vs Roar! Both 2014! Rosella vs Pisoni! See pics.. Rosellas comes across with 15-20 minutes nice plum, tart cherry a little restrained, Yup! Probably young but O Well! After 1 Hour really opens up! Great mouth feel, good acidity really opening up! Then we try the Pisoni 2014 next! See Pic! CB 95 AFTER 2 Hours Rosellas opened even More! Giving me a humble upgrade to 97-97+! It happens to Best of us. CB — 8 years ago

with Steph, larry and 4 others

Jason Case

8.9

Well made wine, great balance and fruit. Reminisce of a Russian river grape, but from Santa Cruz — 4 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.5

Two barrels of Siduri‘s Pisoni were so special that Adam Lee bottled them separately, dedicating it to Gary’s father Eddie who died at age 90 that year. Fantastic wine , the group’s number one pick. — 4 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.0

2016 Vintage. 14.1% Alcohol. Thankfully this broke the bring out your dead streak. Still lovely fruit with good acidity. Drink up. — 5 years ago

Bryan Kesting

9.5

This was also relatively open but more complex than the Zotovich. It was my favorite Pinot of the evening. We also had the 2017 Pisoni but I failed to get a pic. The Pisoni was more complex like the Drum Canyon but I feel it will be better in the long run.
Paul Lato was in town and I had the chance to spend some time with him and taste through several of his new releases. His wines are great across the board. — 6 years ago

Victor Hwang

9.3

2010. Really love this. Super bright red fruit with nice medium body and good acidity. — 7 years ago

Phil Javellana

9.3

Delish! Big juicy and silky. — 7 years ago

Shawn R

9.4

Going to be good! Time for them to sleep. — 8 years ago