Baehner Fournier Vineyards
Solus Santa Ynez Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
I'm becoming quite a fan of this wine producer. Estate grown, small production, really solid wine. My favorite is still their Petite Verdot but the Cab is no slouch. Dark red and black fruit with a touch of vegetation and spice - you can practically smell the smooth, silty earth. The palette backs this up with nicely refined tannins. Seriously, pick this up in Napa and it's 4-5 times the price.
I'm becoming quite a fan of this wine producer. Estate grown, small production, really solid wine. My favorite is still their Petite Verdot but the Cab is no slouch. Dark red and black fruit with a touch of vegetation and spice - you can practically smell the smooth, silty earth. The palette backs this up with nicely refined tannins. Seriously, pick this up in Napa and it's 4-5 times the price.
Nov 8th, 2015Having recently tried the Baehner Fournier Petite Verdot I found myself compelled to find more of their wines. A small producer in the Santa Ynez Valley - they produce around 500 cases a year - I was pleasantly surprised to find their 100% estate grown Cab locally. Thankfully, aside from a few people, I'm not too worried about anyone reading this and finding out my secret: these wines are both fantastic and reasonably priced. Black and red fruit, leather and wet clay - even a touch of pasture I associate with Spanish reds - greet the nose. Supple tannins and dark earth saunter across the palette, smoked berries, dried plums and tobacco come next. This is a wine you can just swim in for any length of time - complex, rooted in the old world but balanced with the new world. At around $20 a bottle, the secret is out.
Having recently tried the Baehner Fournier Petite Verdot I found myself compelled to find more of their wines. A small producer in the Santa Ynez Valley - they produce around 500 cases a year - I was pleasantly surprised to find their 100% estate grown Cab locally. Thankfully, aside from a few people, I'm not too worried about anyone reading this and finding out my secret: these wines are both fantastic and reasonably priced. Black and red fruit, leather and wet clay - even a touch of pasture I associate with Spanish reds - greet the nose. Supple tannins and dark earth saunter across the palette, smoked berries, dried plums and tobacco come next. This is a wine you can just swim in for any length of time - complex, rooted in the old world but balanced with the new world. At around $20 a bottle, the secret is out.
Aug 13th, 2015
