2022 Roma's Vineyard Pinot Noir - Anderson Valley

95 points

"Much is made of Pinot Noir’s flavors and mouthfeel, deservedly so. But sometimes its aromatics are missed by the critics. It takes a wine like this to make you appreciate that olfactory beauty. This wine opens with a Beethovian blast of raspberries, cherries and French oak, with spicy notes reminiscent of black tea, cola, anise and cloves. These pure, clean complexities reprise in the mouth, where the savoriness is balanced by excellent acidity and firm but silky tannins. The long finish promises ageability. A really beautiful Pinot Noir of complexity and harmony, lovely to drink now, and should develop bottle complexity over the next eight years." - Steve Heimoff