Quite possibly our favorite Pinot under $20. This is not a thick syrupy version of Pinot, but if you're a fan of balanced and delicate (and delicious) Pinot Noir we highly recommend grabbing a bottle. It comes from one of the top pinot producers on the Central Coast. Jim Clendenen makes great wine vintage after vintage, using exceptional fruit even in this entry-level beauty. Easy to drink with strawberry and plum notes, good texture, acidity and fruit. Good pinot for $20? Believe it. The Wine Spectator writes: "Floral, perfumed and peppery berry arom... Read More » 

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91 points from Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Bright red. Fresh red berries and Asian spices on the nose, with notes of rose and magnolia adding complexity. Lively and precise in the mouth, showing nervy redcurrant and strawberry flavors and a pungent floral quality. Finishes with very good seamless length and a strong echo of sweet red berries." (Nov/Dec '09) The new Verna's Estate Pinot Noir is a perfect example of the frugal drinkability Melville has to offer. From the get-go the nose tells you that you are going to be in for a wildly de... Read More » 

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92 points Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Opaque ruby. Exotically perfumed bouquet of dark berries, Christmas spices, violet and minerals. Elegant, medium-bodied red and dark berry flavors stain the palate, with a dusty mineral quality contributing energy. Sappy dark berry flavors linger on the long, juicy finish. This is already delicious." (Nov/Dec '08) 90 points from Robert Parker: "There are 2,000 cases of the 2006 Syrah Estate, a blend of 85% Syrah and 15% Grenache. Its complex, tarry, camphor, pepper, and meaty notes are offered in a s... Read More » 

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92 points from Robert Parker: "The dark ruby/purple-colored 2005 Pinot Noir Bulldog Reserve (65% from the Solomon Hills Vineyard and the rest from Bien Nacido and a handful of other small plots) is a 500-case cuvee offering beautiful black cherry, tapenade, strawberry, and loamy soil aromas, medium to full body, and superb structure and length. With good acidity and moderate alcohol (by Californian standards) of 13%, this Burgundian-styled Pinot should evolve nicely for a decade." (08/07) The 2005 Bulldog is a classic representation of what I feel the 20... Read More » 

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92 points and a "Smart Buys" designation from Wine Spectator: "Tight and beefy, with focused blueberry and wild berry flavors that are spicy and complex. Full-bodied, with a hint of stewed plum and wild berry peaking through on the finish. Drink now through 2015." (02/09) 90 points Wine Enthusiast: "This is Zaca Mesa's basic Syrah, and it's quite a good wine. Dry and rich in tannins, it's showing complex flavors of black currants, black pepper, violets and cedar with a meaty, leathery edge. Now through 2010." (05/09) 

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91 points and a "Smart Buys" designation from Wine Spectator: "Ripe and floral, with fleshy peach, nectarine, melon and spice. Full-bodied, focused and elegant, with a long, persistent finish that emphasizes the ripe fruitiness. Drink now through 2012. 5,588 cases made." (Jun. 15, 2009) 

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90 points from Wine Enthusiast: "Very rich and full-bodied, very voluptuous, this soft wine shows massive tiers of well-ripened black currant, plum sauce, mocha and cedar flavors. Appealing now for the opulence, but it’s a little primary, and should develop bottle character after winter, 2009." (8/1/2009) In the style of France's best negociants, Timeless Palate Wines seeks to find the highest quality Santa Barbara wines, like this Bordeaux-style blend. Made of 60% Cab and 40% Merlot, the wine is a red-fruited gem with hints of cassis, celery root, fenne... Read More » 

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Utilizing some of the best and brightest fruit from California's Central Coast, this negociant label speaks loudly with brambly black fruit, pepper spice and mocha. Add that hint of bacon and smoke on the finish and you get one of our best Rhone-style value blends from California. (Keith Mabry, K&L Hollywood) 

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92 points Wine Enthusiast: " beautiful Chardonnay, solidly in the Gainey style of balance and integrity, but also showing the cool climate terroir of its origins as well as the excellence of the vintage. The result is this crisp, richly oaked but balanced young wine. It brims with tropical fruits and spices." (05/09) 

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93 points and Editors' choice, Wine Enthusiast: "Tolosa's Edna Ranch Chardonnay is rich and crisp, always exhibiting exciting flavors of limes, kiwis and pineapples. Add oak barrels, and complex layers appear, of peaches and cream, vanilla fudge and buttered toast. All that, and the wine is entirely dry." (06/09) According to Wine Spectator: "A fragrant, delicate, medium-weight style, with green apple, spice and citrus riding a silky texture. Drink now through 2010" (07/09) One star and a "Good Value" designate from the Connoisseurs' Guide to Californi... Read More » 

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A stunning, cherry and cranberry-filled Pinot Noir wrapped up with an earth and spice bow. The fruit comes from Foley's Rancho Santa Rosa, part of the original Spanish Land Grant, and one of Santa Barbara's most historic properties. Planted into a steep hillside in one of the coolest parts of the Santa Ynez Valley, the site is ideal for growing bright, structured Pinot Noir. Aged in 50% new French oak barrels, which smooth the wine's texture and add spicy notes that complement the crisp acidity. 

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The Wagner clan must have wine in their veins. Belle Glos is the project of Joseph Wagner, son of famed Caymus winemaker Chuck Wagner, devoted entirely to distinctive, single-vineyard pinot noirs. Planted near the corner of Clark Avenue and Telephone Road in the Santa Maria Valley in in 1972. This wine is pure Clark & Telephone - full of the cookie spice, mint, black tea and cranberry aromas and flavors the vineyard is known for. Bright, with firm acidity and fine-grained tannins. 

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The Taz Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir is a best-of-both-worlds wine. It takes two distinct expressions of Santa Barbara County and blends them into a balanced wine with plenty of nuance. The first component of the blend comes from Taz's North Canyon Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley. This vineyard lies at the northern edge of Santa Barbara, butting up to the San Luis Obispo County line. The Pinot Noir from North Canyon is soft and silky with delicate floral notes and red fruit character. These elegant lots are complemented by grapes from Fiddlestix Vi... Read More » 

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90 points from Robert Parker: "One of the finest values in the Central Coast is their Cuvee Le Bec, and the 2007, a blend of 44% Grenache, 28% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre, and 8% Counoise, is one of the two great Cotes du Rhone look-alikes of the Central Coast (the other being the 2007 Cotes de Tablas). This is the type of wine that California can do so well, but rarely does. Part of the reason may be due to the difficulty of trying to convince consumers that a proprietary blend, available at a much lower price, can ultimately be better than some single varieta... Read More » 

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For fans of Syrah's intensity, but also of subtle nuance and elegance. This isn't your usual in-your-face CA Syrah, but something like liquid chantilly lac to pair with dinner. According to Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Deep red. Red and dark berry aromas are brightened by cracked pepper and black tea. Light-bodied red raspberry and cherry flavors are pleasantly bitter, with good back-end snap. I'm not sure that I'd guess this to be syrah (there's a pinot-like delicacy to it) but it's pleasantly clean and brisk." (Nov/Dec '08) 

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90 points from Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Yellow-gold color. Deep, smoky orchard and pit fruit aromas are complemented by toasty lees and minerals. Juicy, lightly sweet pear and white peach flavors deliver solid punch, with good back-end grip. Spicy notes build on the long, sappy finish, which echoes the leesy and mineral qualities." (Nov/Dec '07) If you're looking for an über-decadent Chardonnay, this isn't for you. But, if you like a wine with great texture, acidity and purity, then buy, buy, buy! Winemaker Greg Brewer exhibits wonder... Read More » 

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92 points Wine Enthusiast: "A beautiful wine, crisp and elegant, filled with varietal complexity. Oak-inspired butterscotch and vanilla custard accent ripe fruit flavors of grilled pineapples and ripe kiwi, with a long, spicy finish. Beautiful now and for a year or two." (05/09) According to the Wine Spectator: "Supple, rich and creamy up front, with fig, marshmallow and floral-honeysuckle flavors that are pure, clean and mouthwatering. Drink now through 2011." (07/08) 

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93 points Robert Parker: "The highest production comes from the 2007 Highland Estates Chardonnay Camelot Vineyard (3,700 cases), which exhibits abundant amounts of pineapple, honeysuckle, and peach along with hints of brioche and caramel. Its full-bodied, luscious finish exhibits a subtle note of oak. This Chardonnay should drink well for several years...The third level in the Kendall-Jackson hierarchy is the Highland Estates cuvees, all essentially single vineyard wines from some of Jess Jackson’s finest sites. The brilliance of the Chardonnays in this ... Read More » 

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Pinot Noir yields were down in 2007 by 20% as compared to historic averages. As with many low-yielding vintages, the grapes were healthy and the flavors very good. Due to cool weather, this 2007 Estate Pinot Noir has slightly higher acidity. In a true test of the vintage?s merit, this wine did not require fining. All lots of Pinot Noir showed concentrated color upon de-stemming. The cold soak was 3 days and a quick fermentation occurred over a 4-day period. The Estate Pinot was aged for 11 months in an exclusive selection of French barriques, a combinati... Read More » 

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What happens when you put together 47% Cabernet Franc, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Syrah, 4% Merlot, 3% Malbec, and 3% Petit Verdot? Well, in this case you get the 3CV Bank Blend. This 300-case production wine comes from Cimarone's organically-grown Three Creek Vineyard in the Happy Canyon sub-appellation of the Santa Ynez Valley, and it is made by Happy Canyon champion Doug Margerum. (Magerum has been instrumental in helping Happy Canyon obtain its own AVA, which has been approved but is not yet in effect.) This Bordeaux blend with a twist caught me by s... Read More » 

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Aromatic and velvety Julia's Pinot Noir, named for owner Barbara Banke's younger daughter, is a signature wine of this great estate, and a very typical Pinot for this widely applauded zone. 

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From its lemon-green color to its aromas of Bartlett pear, Meyer lemon peel, hard lemon candy, clove and honeysuckle, this wine offers a captivating first impression. On the palate, it is lushly textured and full-bodied, displaying flavors of poached pear and lime custard, alongside brown baking spices and Stuhlmuller Vineyard’s signature wet stone minerality. 

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Our friends at Black Sheep Finds, Peter Hunken (Piedrasassi/Holus Bolus) and Amy Christine (AOC Restaurant), have made their best Hocus Pocus yet. Lower in alcohol than previous vintages, the 2007 Santa Barbara County Syrah is loaded with dark blackberry fruit, hints of bacon fat, earth and a little spice. Much of the fruit for this vintage comes from Dierberg-Starlane Vineyards in the Santa Ynez Valley's Happy Canyon. 500 cases produced. 

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93 points Robert Parker: "A fabulous introduction, the generic cuvee, the 2007 Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills (just over 1,000 cases produced), possesses a deep plum/ruby hue as well as gorgeously sweet, sexy, plum, cherry, forest floor, and spring flower notes. Sensual and medium to full-bodied with great fruit, good acidity, and an incredible Burgundian-like character that suggests something from Morey-St.-Denis or further north, it should drink well for 7-8 years." (09/09) 90 points Wine Enthusiast: "You can taste and feel the stem inclusion in this whol... Read More » 

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91-93 points Robert Parker: "A barrel sample of the 2007 Syrah (100% Syrah) exhibited a beautiful ruby/purple hue followed by sweet creme de cassis aromas interwoven with notions of ground pepper, melted licorice, forest floor, and spring flowers. With vibrant acidity, admirable purity, full-bodied power, and luscious layers of fruit, it should drink well for 7-8 years." (06/08) 

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For fans of Syrah's intensity, but also of subtle nuance and elegance. This isn't your usual in-your-face CA Syrah, but something like liquid chantilly lace to pair with dinner. According to Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Deep red. Red and dark berry aromas are brightened by cracked pepper and black tea. Light-bodied red raspberry and cherry flavors are pleasantly bitter, with good back-end snap. I'm not sure that I'd guess this to be syrah (there's a pinot-like delicacy to it) but it's pleasantly clean and brisk." (Nov/Dec '08) 

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92 points from Wine Enthusiast: "Voluptuous, with decadently rich flavors of cassis, blackberry pie filling, red licorice, milk chocolate, black pepper and cedar flavors. Shows enough acidity and tannin structure for balance. Drink now." (8/1/2009) Josh Klapper, proprietor of La Fenêtre, did what everyone who works on the retail or restaurant side of the wine industry longs to do. He chucked it all and went off to make his own wines. And where so many have failed (or just half-assed it) he has done it. He has made incredibly attractive wines at very ... Read More » 

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90 points Wine Enthusiast: "From a cool site comes this wiry, tannic Syrah. It's pretty astringent now, a bone-dry, peppery wine with wild blackberry, herb, violet and pepper flavors finishing with stony, chalky minerality. Cellaring for a few years should soften the edges." (11/09) From Robert Parker: "The 2007 Syrah Verna's Vineyard is the most supple, forward, and fruity of this trio. It is a straightforward Syrah offering plenty of blue and black fruit, floral, cassis, and blackberry characteristics, soft, round, medium to full-bodied flavors, and c... Read More » 

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92 points Wine Enthusiast: "Dark, full-bodied, rich and dramatic, offering masses of ripe blackberries, mulberries, violets, teriyaki-glazed beef, cedar and black pepper. Dry and tannic, but supple enough to drink now." (11/09) 91 points Wine & Spirits: "A vigorous core of fresh blueberry and violet runs through this Syrah from Steve Beckmen's biodynamically farmed Purisima Mountain estate. It's cool, with lasting flavours of black pepper and sweet berries. Decant for a bone-in pork chop." (06/09 89 points Wine Spectator: "Firm, rich and concentrated, ... Read More » 

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The "Le Clos Secret" is a blend of 45% Cabernet Franc, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petit Verdot and 5% Malbec that really shows its Right Bank roots. It comes from Cilla and Roger Higgins'organically-grown Three Creek Vineyard in the Happy Canyon sub-appelation of the Santa Ynez Valley, which was planted in 2001, and is made by Happy Canyon champion Doug Margerum (Margerum Cellars, Happy Canyon Vineyard). The big chunk of Cabernet Franc makes this wine stand out instantly, with evergreen, lavender and fern notes on the nose that make you think: there is ... Read More » 

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According to Wine Enthusiast: "Ripe and juicy, with pineapple, pear, apricot, vanilla and buttered toast flavors. This is a nice everyday Chardonnay. From Talley." (08/09) And, according to Wine Spectator: "Spicy, with modest green pear and apple notes that go down easy. Drink now." (07/09) 

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This is one of two Grenaches, both made exclusively with fruit from Beckmen's Purisima Mountain Vineyard in Ballard Canyon. The goal with this red was to make an inviting, fruit-forward wine, highlighting the beautiful characteristics of the varietal. It a mouthfull of fat, sweet, ripe fruit with boysenberry notes and layers of spice. 

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This wine is simply great. Once again, it's a less intense, easy to drink version of some of the trophy Pinots made from throughout this trendy appellation. But it still has the kind of character that has prompted many growers over the last few years in the Sta. Rita Hills to plant more grapes. The mouth on this one is full of cherries and spice, which has become a very welcome standard. Great with food! 

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96 points Wine Enthusiast: "This wine is as fine as anything from Santa Rita Hills. Although it’s young and tight now, its future is assured by the brilliant combination of audacious fruit and classic structure. The blackberry, currant, cherry, anise and clove flavors are wrapped into rich, silky tannins, and brightened with crisp acidity. Best now, with decanting, and for the next 6–8 years." (3/1/2008) 92 points from Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Bright ruby. Intensely floral aromas of red berries, fresh rose and minerals. Lush, creamy r... Read More » 

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Since we love Beckmen's Grenache - it's easily one of the best domestic productions for the price - it's no surprise that we love their food-friendly 2008 Grenache Rosé. Muskmelon, strawberry and watermelon notes move like Grace Kelly from the nose to palate with a kick of cherry and cookie spice to turn up the volume. Refreshing, dry and crisp, you'll want to have chilled bottles of this around all summer long, and long into the fall. 

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The thing we like most about this is the fact that the wine does not taste like syrah. So many of the Central Coast, and more recently other California appelations, pinot noirs have become too monsterous, too spiced. These wines have more in common with wines from the Northern Rhone, than wines from Burgundy. I don't know about you but I like my pinot to taste like pinot. Well the J Wilkes does in a big way. Full of tangy pomegranate seeds and bright cranberry this screams pinot. Add a growing nutmeg spice from nice french oak barrels and some kirsch... Read More » 

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93 points from Robert Parker: "An equal part blend of two great Central Coast vineyards, Larner and Stolpman, the 2007 Syrah reveals a dense plum/purple color, a big, rich bouquet of black fruits (plums and cherries), black olives, pepper, and bouquet garni, luscious fruit, velvety tannins, and a medium to full-bodied, plush finish. Enjoy it over the next 4-5 years. The goal of this small artisanal project of winemaker Sashi Moorman and proprietor Jim Knight is to produce consumer-friendly, but seriously made Syrahs meant to be consumed during their fir... Read More » 

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94 points from Robert Parker: "The 2006 Syrah Les Galets is a killer wine from Arroyo Grande. Dense purple to the rim, with an extraordinary nose of incense, blackberry and blueberry liqueur, graphite, and flowers, the wine is full-bodied and rich, with velvety tannins, but layers and layers of concentration. The sweetness of the tannins and the attractive underlying minerality give vibrancy and delineation to this big, blockbuster style of Syrah. It should drink nicely for 10-12 more years." (Sept. 2009) 93 points from Wine Spectator: "Firm, structured ... Read More » 

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The 2008 Santa Barbara County Syrah combines fruit from most of the vineyards with which Jaffurs works. As usual, it is big and bold, and clearly more than the sum of its parts. This year's vintage has a little Petite Sirah blended in to add power and complexity. It is a serious, dark, powerful wine that is approachable in its youth. 

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This is Hitching Post's answer to weekday Pinot, and it delivers on this winery's repuation and then some! This Central Coast Pinot offers bright berry fruit, exotic spice and a forward, supremely appealing character. Medium bodied and a touch rustic, it would marry well with grilled King salmon, French lentils, wild mushroom pizza, or anything well suited to a light, crisp red. 

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Peter Hunken and Amy Christine of Black Sheep Finds wowed K&L with their first two releases of Hocus Pocus Syrah, quickly placing their wine among the staff's favorites. Their new release, Genuine Risk Cabernet, derives its name first for the road that runs alongside the eastern Santa Ynez Valley vineyard where the couple sourced the wine's fruit, and second for the genuine risk many winemakers still consider Santa Barbara County cabernet to be. But the region is capable of producing cabernets with more elegance and subtle style than traditionally seen i... Read More » 

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Tremendous tropical flavors of guava and papaya dominate the style but a nice streak of citrus helps keep this terrific 60/40 blend of grenache blanc and viognier focused. A clean and bright finish keep this wine perky and it never gets cloying or flabby like so many viognier-based wines do. This is great as a warm weather refresher or even better with spicy Asian foods. (Keith Mabry, K&L Hollywood) 

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90 points from Wine Spectator: "Lean and spicy, with pepper, wild berry, boysenberry, pomegranate and black cherry fruit that's fresh, lively, intense and persistent. Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Counoise and Cinsault. Drink now through 2012. 2,200 cases made." (03/08) 90 points from Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Medium, bright-rimmed red. Sexy raspberry and white pepper on the nose, with a subtle anise quality adding complexity. Bright raspberry and cherry flavors offer impressive depth and urgency, fleshing out with air but maintaining v... Read More » 

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91 points from Wine Spectator: "A shade trimmer than Talley’s Edna Valley bottling, with a flinty mineral edge to the floral apple and pear fruit. Full-bodied, ending with a complex, lingering finish. Drink now through 2012." (Tasting Highlights, May 6, 2009) 89 points WIne Enthusiast: "Oaky, with butterscotch and smoky caramel-honey flavors standing out over the underlying pineapples, oranges and minerals. Finishes dry and crisp. Drink now." (09/09) Talley's 2007 Estate Chardonnay comes from two of the winery's famed vineyards in the Arroyo Grande Va... Read More » 

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93 points from Wine Enthusiast Magazine: "A beautiful Pinot Noir, lush and immediately likeable, as Pinots from this fine vineyard tend to be. Shows forward flavors of cherries, red currants, rhubarbs, cola, anise, tangerine zest and smoky sandalwood, wrapped into very fine tannins and balanced with crisp acidity. Such is the balance that this wine should develop bottle complexity over the next six years." (11/15/2009) La Encantada is a certified organic vineyard on the cool, western side of Santa Barbara County's Sta. Rita Hills appellation. Aged for a... Read More » 

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91 points from Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Slightly hazy light gold. Smoky, floral-accented aromas of orange, white peach and nectarine. Light-bodied pit fruit flavors are sweetened by vanilla and complicated by brown spices and sweet butter. Packs very good flavor punch, with no excess fat and an intriguing candied licorice quality. The bright finish features excellent clarity and mineral grip." (Nov/Dec '08) 90 points from Wine & Spirits Magazine: "With smoky, nut-skin tannins, this roussanne brightens as it takes on air, revealing not... Read More » 

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93 points Robert Parker: "The 2007 Syrah Verna’s Vineyard exhibits a dense black/purple color as well as notes of graphite, charred herbs, black raspberries, blueberries, new saddle leather, and earth. Ripe, full-bodied, rich, beautifully textured, and pure, it should provide plenty of pleasure over the next 6-7 years. Samsara (the Sanskrit word for 'eternal life') is a project of Chad and Mary Melville, members of the well-known Melville family." (08/09) 

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95+ points Robert Parker: "The 2007 Pinot Noir Mount Carmel cuts a stylistic path between the rich, fruit-driven Melville and the more earthy, barnyardy, terroir-driven Clos Pepe. The Mount Carmel offers plenty of blue and red fruits intermixed with hints of smoke, roasted herbs, earth, pomegranate, and underbrush. The sweetness of the tannins, beautiful full-bodied mouthfeel, and good acidity all reflect another brilliant Pinot Noir from this exceptionally talented duo. It should drink well for 10-15 years." (09/09) 93 points Wine Enthusiast: "A big, r... Read More » 

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The Wathen-Doré team behind Foxen vineyards have found a recipe for success: take top-notch fruit from great vineyards, don't mess with it, and then sell it at an affordable price. The 2008 Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir illustrates this plan perfectly. Blending frut from the famed Bien Nacido and Julia's Vineyards that's fermented slowly and then aged for eight months in fine-grained French oak barrels. Characterized by fresh blue and red fruit complemented by fine spice and earthy undertones, this is elegant Pinot that will be enjoyable over the next 2-... Read More » 

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Piocho is the name of the ranch and, loosely translated, means 'Where the two rivers meet and go to Heaven.' The blend is 50% Cabernet Franc, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, and 5% Malbec. This is a selection of the finest barrels of Cabernet Franc from the gravelly loam shelf located between the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon vines. This is all estate fruit only from the best little sections of the vineyard. The production in 2006 was way down resulting in a denser, darker, wine. The 2006 has higher extraction, integrated tannins and ... Read More » 

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