Winery - Rochioli
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows aromas of cherries, dust, spices and oak, with a twiggy, earthy note. Tastes very fruity, sappy, jammy, thick and full-bodied. Bone dry, youthful and tannic. Immature. Should begin to come together after 2006.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Lots of oak, vanilla and char aromas, mingled with cherry jam, cocoa and dusty spices. Very rich in cherries, oak and spices. Dry with firm, dusty tannins. Finishes long, rich and spicy. Full-bodied. Young, sappy, needs time. Best 2007 and beyond.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
From hillier plantings on the steep slopes of the winery’s estate vineyard, this is a compact young Chardonnay. It’s intense in lemon mousse, green apple, key-lime pie and vanilla caramel, with a minerally, tangy bite of flint or metal. Finishes very dry and crisp. Cellar for up to six years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Three Corner contains some of the oldest vines on the estate, dating to 1974. Typically, the wines start out almost heavy and dense, but age well. Dry, crisp and jammy now, it has a flood of cherry kirsch, raspberry purée, cola and new oak flavors that finish with great charm and complexity. The ’05, from a cool vintage, should hold and improve through 2015.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
So young and immature now, but showing tremendous power, this is great Pinot Noir. It’s simply not ready yet, a little heavy, with fresh, zingy acidity, firm tannins and primary fruit flavors. There’s a tough, lockdown quality, but what a core of fruit. The essence of raspberries, cherries, mint, cola, and such a silky texture. Cries out cellaring until at least 2009.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is the lightest of Rochioli’s Chards, body-wise, and the softest. It has a melted butter mouthfeel, but it’s a very layered, nuanced wine, with intense Meyer lemon, vanilla custard and smoky oak flavors, and has a gorgeous, voluptuous quality.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Officially 13.0, but probably higher. Clear, vibrant. Cherry, cigar box/cedar, sweet-sour sauce, cola, soy, earth. Very dry, some sweet fruit remains, sour cherry, coffee, spice. Smooth, supple, silky, with a long, fruity finish. Will soften and sweeten through 2010, but an acquired taste.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Turning leafy-foresty, very delicate. Subtle tea, clove, cinnamon, cherry, dusty, cedar, cocoa. Fresh. Lots of sweet fruit, cherries, balanced, silky, so supple and clean. Lots of rich dusty tannins. Bone dry. Complex, interesting. Now-2010.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
More herbal than Three Corner. Tomatoes, rhubarb, cola, not quite ripe. Anise, cocoa powder. Dry, brittle. Showing its age, but interesting and layered.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Only 13 percent alcohol. Smells ripe and oaky. Red cherries, spices, root beer, cola. Touch of sweet beet. Nice balance of cherries and more herbal notes. Beautiful tannins, acids.
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