Willie Carter

9.1

All these guys do is make delicious, pretty wines. Medium burgundy color with light ruby undertones in the glass. Definitely needs some decent decanting. Ripe red fruits, fresh, fragrant herbs, and rose petals on the nose. This is an almost perfectly balanced Pinot, with nice complexity and depth. Restrained and elegant, there’s a nice level of complexity here that you’re just not going to find in most California Pinots. And as elegant as I say it is, she still has plenty of dirty funk going on. Beautiful cranberries, tart cherries, and tobacco smoke absolutely shine on the palate. White pepper, forest floor, and a bit of cinnamon play along, as well. Good length on the finish with peppered vanilla. I love these Santa Barbara wines. I really love these Liquid Farm wines. Outstanding stuff. — 13 days ago

"Odedi"

8.9

Deep purple in color with a short purple rim.

Strong nose of black plums, blackberries, black currants, black cherries, earth, spices, vanilla, wood, vegetables, peppercorn, earth, tobacco, chocolates and pencil lead.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, plums, cherries, currants, oak, vanilla, licorice, cloves, light barnyard, herbs, spices, dark chocolates, coffee and peppercorn.

Medium plus on the finish with soft tannins and tangy cranberries.

This is a nice Malbec from Happy Canyon in California. Showing mild complexity with a nice mouthfeel.

A good everyday wine, with nice balance and a tangy finish.

Good by itself or with food. Better after sometime in a decanter. I let it open up for 2.5 hours.

I paired it with a cheese plate and crackers.

A blend of 80% Malbec and 20% Petit Verdot. Aged for 10 months in French and American oak barrels (10% new).

14% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$40. — 23 days ago

Jason Hutcherson

9.3

Give it about 45-60 min on air and you’ll get a dark, jammy, luscious wine that will please most people. Relatively light tannins for its color and depth. Exceptionally enjoyable to drink with or without food. — 7 days ago

Ron R

9.3

A point of reference is useful... this crushes the Morlet, and at $23 it’s a case but.
Pristine, focused and lifted. RP nailed the notes and rating. Loads of pears and flowers on the nose and palate. Beautiful delineation and acidity. Trust me on this - you won’t be disappointed. — 5 days ago

with Anne-marie

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.0

This is the Santa Barbara County. Really well balanced, pretty wine. — 4 days ago

Eric Urbani

9.1

This will do well in a couple more years — 6 days ago

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.1

Aperitif into veggie fritters of garden carrot, zucchini, ricotta and Berbere spice mix.
Pale yellow. Enough oak to smell it, but not intrusive. So nose = creamy caramel, pear, vanilla. Fresh aromas of Cortland apple, vaguely floral, good acidity in the mouth.
Half bottle format seems perfect size for cooking and into a meal. — 11 days ago

Shay A

9.2

Monthly WTF wine group night. Our theme was American oak vs French oak. All wines tasted blind. We started off with two bottles of bubbly and finished with two non-themed reds.

Jammy! It actually smelled carbonic? Surprising. Dark and baked fruit without being dense with rich meats/bacon at the finish. I guessed this as Cali Syrah with French oak. Thanks @Will Adams — 9 days ago

with Jack, Ryan and 4 others

Joseph Barsky

9.4

2013 Vintage. 15.6% Alcohol. 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petite Verdot, 10% Petite Sirah, 10% Syrah. Big, but velvet now on the palate. Sorry to have missed the party, but enjoying this! — 6 days ago

Daniel P. Drake

9.0

This afternoon I have opened the 2016 Gainey Vineyard Santa Barbara County Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir. The Gainey Vineyard has been around since 1962 and has been producing wonderful wines since then.

On the nose there is strawberry, raspberry, cherry cola, rosemary, herbal and vegetal notes, slight hint of vanilla and oak with an earthy undertone.

On the palate there is cherry, raspberry, plum, clove, spice, light oak, lavender and an earthy backbone.

This wine is medium bodied with medium + acidity and medium to + fine tannin that leads into a medium long fruit and earthy finish. I hope everyone has had a wonderful long weekend and are ready to get back to the grind. Please be safe and enjoy the short work week. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 18 days ago