Roar, Pinot Noir, Rosella's Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey County, California, USA 2024

Ripeness is the throughline in these ROAR wines. Black fruits, Rosella's is the northernmost property, the last to harvest, it sees 67% new French oak, and is comprised of four different clones. The northern part of the SLH tends to show blue and red berries, with ripe black cherries, this is a concentration of alluvial soils, that gives the wines a gritty tannin feel. You see larger clusters in the vineayrds in the north, bigger berries, and less skin tannin.