TN: 2008 Roar Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands

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  • 2008 Roar Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands - USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Lucia Highlands (9/24/2009)
    Looks like I am the first to post on this one. Traci had this open to accompany her bourbon glazed Salmon. Bottled in August.

DISCLAIMER: I am friends with Ed Kurtzman and helped bottle this wine.

Very nice wine and no real drop from the very good 07 version. This is all red and black cherry, grapefruit/citrus, cinnamon, earth, a little vanilla, a sense of minerality with nice acidity to balance the darkish earth tones. Very well done. 90-92/00 (91 pts.)

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Great TN, thanks. Is this even for sale yet? Talk about infanticide, I haven’t even touched my 07s yet! I passed on the Fall release of '07s as part of a general paring down of mailers but your TN reminded me of why I’ve loved Roar wines in the past. Perhaps it’s time to pop my first '07 Gary’s this weekend.

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TV, holy crap…2008 Roar in your glass? Bravo for you. I still have yet to get my 2007 Roar syrahs from my summer order!

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I know I know. I was able to squeeze a little wine out of ed for my bottling assistance. Thought I would test ride one last night