John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

9.1

Really good. Tiny bit riper than we love. — 2 months ago

Conrad Green

9.2

Band aid and clear fruit. Polished and pretty. Good — a year ago

with Chris, Matt and 2 others

David Shaw

8.9

End of the vintage, clearance priced. Good stuff — 3 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.1

Now I see how this wine can be so divisive. LOTS of brett at first, more band-aid than barnyard. Takes a while to get past it and then lots of exotic spices show up. But after 40 minutes in the glass still nothing primary. It’s got the funk I can appreciate in some good left bank Bordeaux but also feels somewhat single-threaded. — 5 years ago

Matt Lublinsky

9.2

Like a perfect skin-fermented white — 5 years ago

with Jessica

Joe Weinberger

9.0

Not quite as good as I remember this the last time I had it. There was more of a smoky element that wasn’t there before and it seemed that the fruit wasn’t quite as bright. Still, this was a very nice wine and wish I had more of it. — 6 years ago

Drew Fitchette

9.2

So aromatic and deliciously structured. Red raspberry and rose with slight grapskin/ cucumber crunch. — 6 years ago

with Amy

Brandon Boesch

9.4

Interestingly it was almost impossible for me to tell the difference between the 2019 and 2021. So much lovely crunchy fruit. Great wines. — 6 months ago

Donald Williams

9.6

Really nice old red. Actually Track 6. — a year ago

with Bonnie

J Choi

9.2

Brushland. Hiyu — 5 years ago

Paul K

9.2

Big storm and power just went out at 3 in the afternoon. Breaks my heart to put work aside and open this!
Almost have it 93. The nose is great. Violets, strawberry, and burnt orange peel. Palate is fun too. Slightly reductive, cherry, strawberry, salinity, and minerality.
I purchased this at North Loop Wine / Spirits in Minneapolis. Check out this shop if you haven’t/can. Great selection! Very helpful staff as well. I asked for the best Pinot under $60 and he passed quite a few easy names to give me this. So glad he did! They have a great selection of high end stuff, maybe best in MN? Thoughts Vikings fans? — 5 years ago

Sandy Wolf

9.6

Bought from Hutu Wine Farm in Hood River. Amazing cider! — 6 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.4

Smells Greek but taste like sand grown Grenache of the highest order. A wonderful bottle of wine — 6 years ago

with Matthew

Brendan Baker

9.1

Bright red fruit, tart cranberry, mineral, fine tannin, high acid ⚡️ — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.4

Dark cherry, some tang some lovely plum fruit. Clear with a touch of band aid and some gnarly fruit. Complex and fresh — 8 months ago

with Bex, Walker and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.4

A gorgeous intense and light nose. Band aid, violet, roses, plum. Inky fruit but clear age. Savory and delicious. — 3 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Angela

9.5

This 2015 vintage is deeper, brooding, and beautiful. Dark fruit and tobacco with earthy herbs on the nose—mint, cilantro, and dirt—almost like an amaro. — 5 years ago

Garrick Talmage

9.3

This is too good. Earthy, mushrooms on the nose. Crisp mineral flavors on the palate — 5 years ago

with Conner

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. — 5 years ago

with Deked1

S.R.Alexander

9.3

Continues to blow me away — 6 years ago