Vanessa

9.0

Kitá, red blend, Santa Ynez Valley, CA, Vintage 2014, ABV 13.5%. The blend is comprised of 48% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot. @kitawines

👁 It had a beautiful purple hue and vibrant notes of black cherry, blackberry, black currant, plum, violets, cedar, nutmeg, vanilla, leather, and tobacco. 👃 👄

I loved learning about the background on this wine and winemaker Tara Gomez, who studied enology with financial help from her tribe, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. 💕 Tara has worked with iconic figures in the California wine world — such as Fess Parker and J. Lohr— and has traveled the world, honing her own unique style of winemaking that blends the best of old world and new world techniques. 👏👏👏 @tgomez805

This red blend is made of grapes grown on the Camp 4 Vineyard, purchased by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians in 2010, when Tara was hired as head winemaker. 🍇🍇 The land was previously cultivated by Fess Parker, who had an influence on Tara’s budding career while interning at Fess Parker Winery during her enology studies.

The word "Kitá" means "Our Valley Oak" in the Santa Ynez Chumash native language of Samala. The wine is speaks to “place” and respect for the land from which it is cultivated. 🌎 🌳 Yields and production are kept small to promote sustainable growing practices and the grapes are harvested by hand and vinified with minimal intervention. — 10 days ago

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Daniel Bloom

9.1

N: Lemons, ginger, banana peel, very fresh, like a just passed thunderstorms sun. You can smell the oak, but it’s like a ghost in the background.
P:Lemon custard, ever so light, creamy,tart, long finish, slight wood. He was really talented.
R.I.P. Jim Clendenen
If served this “ blind”, very few would peg it as a Cali Chard. A stylistic response to criticism of previous, over the top Chards.
With time and air, some flinty mineral goodness appears along with the sensation of citrus pith. — 5 days ago

Gunja Gargeshwari

9.5

95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc - Feels more like a classy Bordeaux than a Cal Cab. Has the structure to age well over many years. — 25 days ago

Aaron Rankin

9.4

Light salmon in color. Nose has a rich floral aroma, like peony. Palette is fresh and smooth, finishing with a sharp frontal attack and lingering ripe cranberry throughout. Brilliant Rosé. — 5 days ago

Kristen Mantei

9.2

Blind Date wine! Blind tasting notes: "Bright ruby red, candied red fruits, jolly rancher and bubble gum. Low acid, low tannin, slightly effervescent. The food pairing suggestion makes us think Italy, but the fruitiness and low acid and tannin makes us think Not Italy." Soooo tasty with a BLT and pasta salad with tomato and basil. — 17 days ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Deep ruby color. Aromas of black cherry, cigar box and baking spices. Black fruit juices, tobacco and black tea finish. High tannins, loads of sediment. Make your teeth purple. — 13 hours ago

Brandon Boesch

9.5

Just like I remember! Clearly Santa Barbara county Syrah, but it has just a bit of earth and herbs that balance this wine out. Tons of dark fruits, cherries, a bit of cocoa. Really wonderful. — 18 days ago

Iwan

9.1

Lovely Sauvignon Blanc. More mineral than fruit, with a nice lemony tartness. Well made and interesting. — 4 days ago

Paul T- Huntington Beach

9.5

Arrabiata Shrimp accompaniment, — 2 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Blend of 44% Malbec, 23% Cab Sauv, 23% Merlot & 10% Cab Franc, aged 24 months in French oak, new (20%) and neutral (80%). Deep Ruby with aromas of ripe berry fruits, herb, floral and baking spice. On the palate flavors of blackberry and cherry with creamy cacao, tobacco and cinnamon. Well balanced, firm yet silky tannins, long finish ending with slight notes of vanilla and mineral tang. Very nice! — 19 days ago