96 points Wine Enthusiast: "This bottling starts off delicately and then quickly intensifies into deliciously arrayed aromas of raspberry, sour cherry, toasted sagebrush and cracked pepper. The palate pulls a similar trick, as creamy tannins ease into waves of flavors, from red fruit to cinnamon and mace to turned earth and wild herb. The texture and taste linger long. Alcohol 13.8%. (Dec 2024)"
96 points Matthew Luczy (Wine Advocate): "Along with the Duvarita bottling, the 2022 Pinot Noir Radian Vineyard is a centerpiece in the Dragonette roster. It leads with a distinctly savory, wild and intensely focused nose that walks the line between angularity and harshness incredibly well. The palate is similarly laser-like and driving, exuding an attractive silkiness buttressed by an unwaveringly tensile rudder that runs through the finish. It concludes with the inward, compacted, tannin profile that continuously swells and morphs with time in the glass, never losing its palpable tension. It's one of the top expressions of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir and will benefit from a year or so of cellaring before developing over the following decade. Drink: 2025-2035. (Oct 2024)"
95 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous<): "The 2022 Pinot Noir Radian Vineyard is powerful, deep and substantial. Dark toned fruit, spice, lavender, licorice and leather all build in the glass. Ample and expansive, with tremendous depth, the 2022 is super-expressive, not to mention a total delight to taste. This finishes with a huge explosion of fruit and aromatics. Drink: 2024-2034. (Aug 2024)"
95 points Jim Gordan (JamesSuckling.com): "This is a nicely dry, mouthwatering wine with toasty aromas, full-on black cherry flavors and a medium to full body. Moderate tannins add a little bite to the concentrated sour cherry, dark plum, black pepper and cinnamon notes that unfold slowly as you sip. Drink now or hold. (10/29/24)"
94 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2022 Pinot Noir Radian Vineyard is a touch more intense, with ripe black cherry and black raspberry fruit as well as a gamey, floral, iron, exotic edge in its aromas and flavors. Moderately concentrated, rich, and structured, it has a beautiful mouthfeel, ripe, polished, yet building tannins, and a great finish. It's another straight-up thrilling Pinot Noir from this team. (Aug 2024)"
96 points Matthew Luczy (Wine Advocate): "Along with the Duvarita bottling, the 2022 Pinot Noir Radian Vineyard is a centerpiece in the Dragonette roster. It leads with a distinctly savory, wild and intensely focused nose that walks the line between angularity and harshness incredibly well. The palate is similarly laser-like and driving, exuding an attractive silkiness buttressed by an unwaveringly tensile rudder that runs through the finish. It concludes with the inward, compacted, tannin profile that continuously swells and morphs with time in the glass, never losing its palpable tension. It's one of the top expressions of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir and will benefit from a year or so of cellaring before developing over the following decade. Drink: 2025-2035. (Oct 2024)"
95 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous<): "The 2022 Pinot Noir Radian Vineyard is powerful, deep and substantial. Dark toned fruit, spice, lavender, licorice and leather all build in the glass. Ample and expansive, with tremendous depth, the 2022 is super-expressive, not to mention a total delight to taste. This finishes with a huge explosion of fruit and aromatics. Drink: 2024-2034. (Aug 2024)"
95 points Jim Gordan (JamesSuckling.com): "This is a nicely dry, mouthwatering wine with toasty aromas, full-on black cherry flavors and a medium to full body. Moderate tannins add a little bite to the concentrated sour cherry, dark plum, black pepper and cinnamon notes that unfold slowly as you sip. Drink now or hold. (10/29/24)"
94 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2022 Pinot Noir Radian Vineyard is a touch more intense, with ripe black cherry and black raspberry fruit as well as a gamey, floral, iron, exotic edge in its aromas and flavors. Moderately concentrated, rich, and structured, it has a beautiful mouthfeel, ripe, polished, yet building tannins, and a great finish. It's another straight-up thrilling Pinot Noir from this team. (Aug 2024)"
| Product SKU | 352523 |
| Producer | Dragonette |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| SubRegion | Central Coast |
| Appellation | Sta. Rita Hills |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| ABV | 13.8% |
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