Daniele Cuzin

9.0

Had the 2022 vintage in Feb 2026. Fruity and spicy taste and nice to drink — 5 months ago

S.Carey

9.5

Top of this line, though big at 14.1%. Still, well balanced and so amazingly characteristic — 7 months ago

Neil Valenzuela

8.9

Tighter than a Nun’s… Medium ruby color. Aromas of cherry, cranberry and oak. A little high alcohol concentration at first. Needs to open up a bit. Tasty red fruit with a oaky finish. — 3 years ago

Ryan Frank

8.9

2017 vintagevintage — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.1

A bit of stink that blows off, then surprisingly fresh fruit. Clean dark berries and great purity. Long and settled. Good balance — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.3

The Fiddlestix Vineyard is located at mile marker 7.28 on Santa Rosa Road in Lompoc, California, which is situated in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. In the mid-90's Kathy Joseph of Fiddlehead Cellars, along with the viticultural icon Taz Steinhauer, acquired the 133-acre, former flower farm, across Santa Rosa Road from the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, and in 1998 they planted 100 acres of Pinot Noir. Aside from the small amount earmarked for Fiddlehead's own production, much of the vineyard is contracted to other producers, including Ampelos, Ancien, Anglim, Arcadian, Bonaccorsi, Dragonette, Jonata, Ken Brown, Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post, Gainey, Ortman, Pali, Paul Lato, Prodigal, RN Estate, Rusack, Summerland, Tyler, Vogelzang, Wedell , and TAZ, not to mention Etude.

Opens with an austere earth note in a tone reminiscent of Barbaresco, and in the words of Miles Raymond, it's "tighter than a nun's ass." 45 minutes later, though, and it's singing and juicy. Black cherry, but not overripe, leads this medium bodied, pungent thinker, while a virtual greenhouse of floral shades help twist and shape its direction. Secondary dusty earth and walnut skin reveal the source of its austerity. True to its terroir, there's a tertiary layer of spice and rocks that provides the depth needed to go from good to great. — 9 years ago

Debra Copeland, WSET3, CSWS

9.2

Classic Pinot and perfect with grilled Alaskan sockeye salmon and ahi tuna. — 5 months ago

Joseph Dodge

9.6

This is drinking really nicely now- highly recommend- sometimes you have to wait for these older vintages to shine- this one is light &fruity, A nose that will challenge not only your memory but your palate. Notes of strawberry, cherries, a hint of vanilla. It's mouth feel is perhaps the most even ever felt on this tongue. Perhaps amongst one of their best vintages of from the" legend-(wait for it) dairy" terriors in the Santa Rita lowlands that Grey and Frank have offered. Although this label continues to amaze year after year with their simplicity, consistency and value.
One would expect to lay much more for this bottle, which makes it a very good choice. #HitchingPostWines #Sideways #PunotNoir #SantaRitaHills — 2 years ago

with Diana

sasha

8.9

tasting room. $24 bottle. 450 cases — 5 years ago

Dave Chambers

9.2

Some Pinot to go with cheese and crackers? Yes please! — 7 years ago

with Heather

P Pelissero

9.0

Drank it on Xmas. — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.2

Surprise of the night for me relative to my expectations. Full ripe plum and smoke. Depth and concentration. Warm and easy going down. — 9 years ago

with Dan

Adam Nesto

9.4

Sideways! — 10 years ago

Marc Melser

9.5

We had the 2017 Vintage on 1/3/26. A fantastic Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara. An earthy bouquet with subtle red fruit. Raspberry, strawberry, clove, mushroom and baking spice on the palate. Nice mouthfeel to this Medium bodied, well balanced and still New World wine. Of all the wines we had on our May, 2025 trip to SB, this was the best. We bought this at the winery. — 6 months ago

K Brooks

9.0

Earthy with dark fruit. a good Thanksgiving wine with good company and good food ($40) — 3 years ago

sasha

9.3

restaurant. $78 bottle. 100 cases. intense strawberry fruit, but developed tannins esp on finish, smooth — 5 years ago

Nate Axline

9.0

Simple and straight forward Sta. Rita Hills. This was a interesting vintage, early harvest and small yields. Giving nice fruits but very light palate texture and finish. — 7 years ago

with Rachelle

McKenzie Mohler

8.9

Very dry, slightly sour but in a good way — 8 years ago

Martin Mills

8.9

Very refined and Burgundian, definitely one of the more medium bodied Cali pinots I've encountered but no less for it. — 9 years ago

Mike Rushing

9.7

'01, kind of shocking grocery store find. Mocha, licorice, spice and a little bbq smoke. Some black and blueberry hanging in there. Very good. What was it like in '10? — 10 years ago