Winery - Roessler
* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
This is a toughly tannic, acidic, dry Pinot Noir, showing modest cherry, cola and pepper flavors. The structure is elegant, but the wine lacks the immediate lusciousness you want in a fine coastal Pinot.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The wine comes from a vineyard in the Green Valley. It’s dry and balanced, with high acidity that gives the cherry and cola flavors a peppery briskness. Seems at its best now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The grapes are from the Green Valley. The 2006 vintage was very cool, and this wine doesn’t seem entirely ripe. There’s a green, mint and stem taste to the cherry fruit, and the tannins are astringent. But the oak regimen is beautiful, and a lamb chop will not be a bad pairing.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Raw in acidity, this low-production Pinot offers cherry, red currant, cola and dusty spice flavors. Doesn’t seem like it has a future, so drink up.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Dry and very tart in the mouth, with a mouthfeel that remains acidically severe despite rich flavors of cherries, black raspberries and Dr. Pepper cola. There’s a nobility of tannins, and Pinot’s essential character shows through, but that acidity is pretty strong. Now–2012.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A good buy, compared to Roessler’s more expensive bottlings. It’s a county-wide blend, and quite a nice one. Crisp, dry and silky, it shows classic varietal flavors of cherries, cola, pomegranates and spices, accented with smoky sandalwood. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A very pretty, polished Pinot Noir, sourced from the cooler, foggier southern part of the valley, near River Road. Shows considerable acidity that stings the palate, but the raspberry, cherry and cola flavors, enhanced with sweet oak, are very rich. Now–2013.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Rich in cherry and raspberry pie filling flavors, with red currant, cola and exotic pomegranate notes and a super-spicy finish. Bone dry, this Pinot shows the classy elegance of its vineyard source. On the downside is very tart acidity, as if the wine contained a big squirt of lime juice. Hard to tell where it’s going, if anywhere, but nice after decanting with a grilled steak.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Comes from a little-understood part of the sprawling Sonoma Coast, a place near San Pablo Bay yet to prove itself. There are ripe, rich, young vine flavors of cherry pie and cola, with a very sharp bite of tartness. Think of opulence versus acidity. Hard to tell which side wins. Drink now, for fresh, jammy fruitiness.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Shows the coolness of the vintage with a tartly acidic mouthfeel that gives the cherry and raspberry flavors a sour candy feel. Other flavors include mint and a pleasantly sweet touch of butterscotch from oak. Other than the sharpness, this is a pretty nice Pinot.
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