Nicholas Franklin
Deliciously savory CA pinot noir. Fall leaves, smoky earth, dried flowers and gentle red fruits. Comes across old world for sure. Totally fascinating wine to watch evolve over a long meal. Cook up anything with portobello or porcini, or duck breasts.
Deliciously savory CA pinot noir. Fall leaves, smoky earth, dried flowers and gentle red fruits. Comes across old world for sure. Totally fascinating wine to watch evolve over a long meal. Cook up anything with portobello or porcini, or duck breasts.
9.0Tree Kilpatrick
Cool label. Classy. Looks translucent. Nose has rhubarb pie, wet loamy soils and a little streak of fresh beef. It’s fruit is there, but not intense. Flavor is savory and zingy. Hint of dried cherry and some green big leafed herbs. This is a good representation of the classy, fancy Pinot made famous via Sideways.
Cool label. Classy. Looks translucent. Nose has rhubarb pie, wet loamy soils and a little streak of fresh beef. It’s fruit is there, but not intense. Flavor is savory and zingy. Hint of dried cherry and some green big leafed herbs. This is a good representation of the classy, fancy Pinot made famous via Sideways.
8.8Tree Kilpatrick
Rust red color. The color of well done steak on the inside. Hint of barns on the nose. Very earthy as well. Flavors are herbal. Teas and fresh. Chewy and dense in the mouth. A dynamic, zippy wine. Woodsy and fresh even 7-8 years aged.
Rust red color. The color of well done steak on the inside. Hint of barns on the nose. Very earthy as well. Flavors are herbal. Teas and fresh. Chewy and dense in the mouth. A dynamic, zippy wine. Woodsy and fresh even 7-8 years aged.
9.2Jake Perez
What a wonderful find! Agree completely with AG’s review of this wine from 2016. So cool that it had held up over all these years. Applause to the Varner brothers (and team) for making such an old world wine in California. Reminds me of Pinot from Fixin.
What a wonderful find! Agree completely with AG’s review of this wine from 2016. So cool that it had held up over all these years. Applause to the Varner brothers (and team) for making such an old world wine in California. Reminds me of Pinot from Fixin.
9.0E Siodmak
Commanders palace wine tasting September 2020!! Very good.
Commanders palace wine tasting September 2020!! Very good.
9.3Jane Day
So light. Not the kind of wine I normally drink but utterly and memorably delicious. (2014 vintage)
So light. Not the kind of wine I normally drink but utterly and memorably delicious. (2014 vintage)
9.0Juan Pablo Perez
Nariz: frambuesa, fresa, cereza, regaliz, algo de humo Boca: el ataque algo frutoso, Tanino M, Acidez M, Alcohol M. Buen vino por el precio.
Nariz: frambuesa, fresa, cereza, regaliz, algo de humo Boca: el ataque algo frutoso, Tanino M, Acidez M, Alcohol M. Buen vino por el precio.
8.9Jon Ruyle
Really good... food friendly wine with tons of regional character and forest floor on the finish, and not over the top, the way some sb pinots are. Can’t think of a better Santa Barbara Pinot in the price range.
Really good... food friendly wine with tons of regional character and forest floor on the finish, and not over the top, the way some sb pinots are. Can’t think of a better Santa Barbara Pinot in the price range.
9.0Peter Wassam
Vg Pinot for the price. Translucent ruby. Cranberry, red currant, cherry, strawberry, and just a smidgen of dried herbs. Sees 30% new French but can't taste a damn thing. Bright, great acid retention, and the most satiny tannins around
Vg Pinot for the price. Translucent ruby. Cranberry, red currant, cherry, strawberry, and just a smidgen of dried herbs. Sees 30% new French but can't taste a damn thing. Bright, great acid retention, and the most satiny tannins around
8.9Patricia Schnitzer
March 12, 2017. Top Ten Wine club selection Feb 2017. Nice, clean CA Pinot. Light, clear color. Nice fruit.
March 12, 2017. Top Ten Wine club selection Feb 2017. Nice, clean CA Pinot. Light, clear color. Nice fruit.
8.8Location
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