Talley Vineyards Estate "Rosemary's Vineyard" Pinot Noir 2022
(Arroyo Grande Valley, Central Coast, California) - [JD 96] [DC 95] [JS 94] [VM 93] [WA 93]
Regular price $100.00 Sale price $94.97 Save $5.03
Overlooking the Pacific Ocean and surrounding Rosemary Talley’s home, Rosemary’s Vineyard is the coolest site at Talley Vineyards, has distinctive chalky shale soils and produces Pinot Noir marked by refreshing acidity. It yeilds Talley Vineyards most ageworthy and highly regarded wines.
Winemaker Notes:
Winemakers Notes: Sustainably grown grapes were hand harvested at night and fermented with native yeast in open top fermenters and punched down by hand. The wine aged 16 months in 39% new French oak barrels.
Ratings & Reviews
96 Points - Jeb Dunnuck:
"Lastly, the 2022 Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard is the most mineral-laced and savory, with savory raspberries, dried strawberries, crushed stone, and floral, spicy aromas and flavors. Brought up in 39% new barrels, it's medium to full-bodied, has a pure, graceful texture, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It will benefit from just a year in bottle and drink beautifully for a decade." - Jeb Dunnuck (Aug 2024)
95 Points - Decanter Magazine:
"Elegance is the throughline of Talley Vineyards' winemaker Eric Johnson and his formidable wines. The Rosemary's Pinot Noir is sourced from a select site, the coolest on the estate. Winemaker Eric Johnson attributes its special wines to a combination of conditions: the temperatures, thicker skins and the site's shaly loam soils. This wine has a duskier side but is still so lifted and elegant—aromas of smoky violets, dried orange peels and a petrichor mineral tone. The palate is lush but bright, balancing the darker elements of the thicker-skinned Pinot Noir with the expected elegance and freshness of the wines from Talley Vineyards. Flavours of tart blackberries and mint, white peppercorn and a savoury black tea element deliver this wine to its gorgeous finish. (Drink between 2024-2037)" - Clive Pursehouse (Apr 2024)
94 Points - James Suckling:
"Especially smooth, rounded and melted in texture, this gorgeous wine is steeped in ripe red and black fruit on a full body. Great choice when you want a luxurious, mouth-filling wine that remains well-balanced by good acidity and moderate tannins. Keeps opening up in the glass, making you want to keep sipping. Made from the Wadenswill clone. Sustainable. Drink now or hold." - Jim Gordon (Aug 2024)
93 Points - Robert Parker:
"The 2022 Pinot Noir Rosemary's Vineyard is the most aromatically developed Pinot Noir of the range, showing vibrant, polished red fruit aromas framed with judicious new oak and lifted top notes of dried herbs. Similarly, the texture is a beautiful combination of alluring, tensile and agile, displaying solid precision and clarity through the medium-bodied palate. The finish is direct and structured, showing a framing of chewy, new-oak tannin that could use a year or so to integrate." - Matthew Luczy (July 2024)