The 2022 Sierra Mar Vineyard Pinot Noir is medium ruby-purple in color. Perfumed notes of lavender, fertile loam, and kirsch jump from the glass, plus nuances of iris bulb and graphite with a touch of wild sage. The medium to full-bodied palate is delicately played with lovely tension and fine-grained tannins supporting the crunchy red berry layers, finishing with a real skip in its step.

The 2022 Pinot Noir Sierra Mar Vineyard is the most bracing and tensile of the Roar Pinot Noirs, opening with focused aromas of ripe red fruits, crushed stones, dried herbs and orange peels. The palate is opulent and saturated yet lined with a refreshing live-wire acidity, releasing into an inward, stony finish that will take some time to unwind. This does a beautiful job of instilling the region's natural ripeness with enough tension to support it. - Matthew Luczy

Lovely layers of black cherry-laced cream, exuberant rose petal and hibiscus jelly draw the nose through hints of mace and star anise on the nose of this bottling. The palate is coated in silky textures and lush flavors of baked fruit, baking spice and toasty pastries. — Matt Kettmann

The 2022 Pinot Noir Sierra Mar Vineyard falls slightly in the middle, style-wise, of the single vineyards. It's slightly richer than the Rosella's yet not as dark as either the Garys' or Soberanes. Beautiful red, blue, and black fruits, spring flowers, and baking spice notes all emerge on the nose, and it's medium-bodied on the palate and nicely concentrated, with the more forward, supple style of the vintage. It's a charmer that's ready to go, yet it should keep nicely through 2032 or so.

The 2022 Pinot Noir Sierra Mar Vineyard opens with a rush of blood orange, purple berries and iodine. Initially soft-textured and accessible, chalky tannins immediately come into play as the 2022 withdraws back into itself. This is a little coiled up today—give it a year in bottle to relax a bit. -- Billy Norris

Plump, juicy and expressive, with boysenberry and loganberry compote notes bouncing through, flecked with anise, hibiscus and red tea accents along the way. The light-handed toast lets everything play out nicely on the finish. Drink now through 2030. - JM