94
points
Native 9 2008 Rancho Ontiveros Vineyard Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
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$55
Talk about sensuous! This one’s sheer silk and satin, a voluptuous wine that seduces the senses. Beyond the fabulous texture is a complex structure and tiers of flavors, such as fresh wild cherries and raspberries, bacon, black pepper and lots of sweet, smoky new oak. An absolutely gorgeous wine that should age for 6–8 years.
— S.H.
(9/1/2010)
94
points
Native 9 2009 Rancho Ontiveros Vineyards Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
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$64
A lovely Pinot, dry, crisp and silky, with ripe raspberry, strawberry and cherry fruit flavors, grounded by notes of grilled mushrooms, exotic spices and forest undergrowth. Sweetly delicious now, it should blossom over the next six years.
— S.H.
(5/1/2012)