Shelly Murray

9.1

Med bodied, forest fruits — 8 months ago

James Duke

9.2

Bright, great acidity, amazing body. Loved it! — 7 years ago

Peter Colarulli

9.0

Decent Chardonnay. — 7 years ago

Sabrina Schatz

10

Big Pinot, but great with steak — 9 years ago

Kristin the Wine Girl

9.1

Delicious. Fuller bodied Pinot signature of the diurnal shifts of SRH. Best region that California central coast has to offer and this is an exemplary bottle. Beautifully balanced with bright vibrant red cherries offering both fruity and tart components. Drinks young for five years of age. — 3 years ago

Cameron Robertson

9.7

Just a ridiculously smooth, full bodied, and rich wine. — 7 years ago

Michael Mooney

9.2

Friday home from training week. Cathleen cracked her open the night before — 9 years ago

Leah InParis

9.1

A fantastic Tassie Pinot made by prodigal daughter Anna Pooley, 2010 Australian Wine Society Young Winemaker of the Year. Beautifully balanced fruit, pepper and wood. Delicious with barbecued lamb cutlets and giant mushrooms looking out over the Bay of Fires at sunset. — 9 years ago

Jay Ciccarelli

9.3

Coral like in color, like Pinot but more gentle. One sip shows it’s no light weight. Power and length with slightly chewy tanins. Still young at heart and feels like a temperamental prodigal child. You know the potential is there but it’s going to take time to come out. — 5 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. — 7 years ago