Azienda Santa Lucia

Roar

Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir 2017

Just drinking great and loaded with complex and integrated fruits, cola and other. Nice long finish — 18 days ago

Ridge Vineyards

Estate Monte Bello Vineyard Chardonnay 2022

Ron R
9.3

Honeydew melon and pineapple everywhere.. broad and expansive on the mid-palate. Moderate and honied sweetness is tucked in with complementary acidity. A beauty. — 15 days ago

Tom, Ted and 26 others liked this

Lieu Dit

Santa Maria Valley Melon de Bourgogne 2023

Crushed oyster shells, ocean water, crisp acidity. Clean. — 8 days ago

Tom and Adriana liked this

Tensley

Colson Canyon Vineyard Syrah 2023

2023 vintage. From Coravin. Syrah for Cabernet drinkers. Massive, smooth body and currently without any of the quirky, bretty Syrah flavors that can pull a full frontal assault on the palate. Delicious. Would love to taste in a decade to see what weightiness has left the building and how it has been replaced by the wine nature abhors a vacuum flavors. 10.23.24. — a month ago

Ericsson, Ron and 12 others liked this

Pisoni Vineyards

Estate Santa Lucia Highlands Pinot Noir 2011

So a muted Pinot flavor. I want to say a hint of effervescence but that’s not really true. It’s the acidity showing itself a bit more than it has in other bottles or due the food we had (spicy)... It’s distracting me a bit from the other flavors. The nose is different. I don’t want to say smoke but something is different on this one. — a month ago

Paul, Ron and 3 others liked this

Mount Eden Vineyards

Santa Cruz Mountains Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

Amy
9.1

angie brought to poker night- so good! tobacco, chocolate, fruit — 7 days ago

Iwan, Tommy and 1 other liked this

Ridge Vineyards

Monte Bello Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1985

Enjoyed alongside some other Napa legends from the 80’s and 90’s. The 1985 is lovely and came more than willing, with a mix of tart, ripe and desiccated red fruits, Montmorency cherries, red currants, graphite, toasted coconut, leather and nuts. There was a slightly sherried character early on the nose but the structure seemed to defy age. No need to cellar further as this is delicious now and well stored examples should continue to be through 2030+. — 22 days ago

Jan, Ira and 12 others liked this

Mer Soleil

Reserve Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay

It's OK not worth the price through — a month ago

Rhys Vineyards

Horseshoe Vineyard Chardonnay 2013

Touch and type. Confit lemon, corn, honey. Nice acidity and presence. — 7 days ago

Gregg GRick K
with Gregg and Rick
Shay, Severn and 11 others liked this

Au Bon Climat

Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir 2014

2014 drunk in 2024. I kept a bottle of this $14(!!) wine—2015 price—for 8 years on a hunch that it would hold up, and it did. I don’t know what it costs now, but back then it was head and shoulders the best American supermarket wine. — 19 days ago