In the same league, the 2017 Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard (70% new French oak) has the most salinity as well as minerality in the lineup. Dusty earth, blackberries, violets, and rose garden-like characteristics all soar from the glass. It’s ethereal and elegant on the palate, yet has the classic Pisoni power and tension front and center. It will be better with a year of bottle age and keep for a decade. It’s another thrilling wine from winemaker Scott Shapley and the team at Roar.

A bit lighter in the glass, this bottling from the iconic Pisoni Vineyard offers aromas of fresh strawberry, clove and mint on the beautiful nose. It's bright and snappy on the palate with raspberry, pomegranate and red-plum-skin flavors that play against an earthy backdrop of bay leaf, menthol and forest floor. MATT KETTMANN

Pale to medium ruby, the 2017 Pinot Noir Pisoni Vineyard gives up wonderfully layered perfume of raspberry and strawberry jam, tangerine peel, dried leaves, amaro and loads of rose petal aromas with a super spicy undercurrent. The medium-bodied palate is über silky and intense with layers of fruit, spice, amaro and earth. It has a finely grained frame and addicting mouthwatering acidity, finishing very long and layered. - Erin Brooks