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Bien Nacido Vineyard Hillside Estate Roussanne

9.1161 ratings
9.259 pro ratings
Santa Maria Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Roussanne
Pork, Fish, Cream Sauces, Chili & Hot Spicy, Chicken, Pate, Shellfish, Veal, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster
Top Notes For
Mark Freund

Beeswax and lemons. Nicely structured with zippy acidity. As usual, this wine delivers

Beeswax and lemons. Nicely structured with zippy acidity. As usual, this wine delivers

Jul 16th, 2020
Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.1

Rich and complex but noticeably more complex and interesting closer to room temp when it when shows a tangerine peel element than makes me think, now, of Persian chicken and rice dishes as a perfect accompaniment.

Rich and complex but noticeably more complex and interesting closer to room temp when it when shows a tangerine peel element than makes me think, now, of Persian chicken and rice dishes as a perfect accompaniment.

Aug 6th, 2019
Matt Sterr

Powerful, delicious and well structured Roussanne. A gem of an American version of this varietal.

Powerful, delicious and well structured Roussanne. A gem of an American version of this varietal.

Jul 29th, 2019
Tom Casagrande

Fantastic wine. Nose has a lot going on. Ripe pear, cold butter, lanolin, wet stones with algae clinging from them plucked from a (non polluted) river. Rich and large-framed in the mouth. A nice bitter note builds, along with a nice bit of acidity, in the very long finish. I popped it with pasta carbonara, and it was magical.

Fantastic wine. Nose has a lot going on. Ripe pear, cold butter, lanolin, wet stones with algae clinging from them plucked from a (non polluted) river. Rich and large-framed in the mouth. A nice bitter note builds, along with a nice bit of acidity, in the very long finish. I popped it with pasta carbonara, and it was magical.

Feb 15th, 2019
Tracy Hall

Magnum! This was tied WOTN with the 2010 Benovia Pinot

Magnum! This was tied WOTN with the 2010 Benovia Pinot

Dec 15th, 2018
Paco Suro

#lastbottlewines steal. Sad I didn’t participate directly. Glad my friends share.

#lastbottlewines steal. Sad I didn’t participate directly. Glad my friends share.

May 30th, 2018
Rob Moose

Straw motherfuckin yellow. Big yet crisp. So goddamn tasty on its own. Not all flabby or alcoholy or perfume genius. Just honest, cool wine under $30 purchased at the shittiest liquor store I've ever seen. 96 points for sourcing. Miami.

Straw motherfuckin yellow. Big yet crisp. So goddamn tasty on its own. Not all flabby or alcoholy or perfume genius. Just honest, cool wine under $30 purchased at the shittiest liquor store I've ever seen. 96 points for sourcing. Miami.

2 people found it helpfulFeb 17th, 2015
Hardy Wallace

Owner/Winemaker Dirty & Rowdy Wines

9.2

04 Qupe Roussanne. Dang. Bright. Fresh. melon

04 Qupe Roussanne. Dang. Bright. Fresh. melon

2 people found it helpfulSep 1st, 2014
Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

9.4

What a spectacular alternative to Chardonnay. Not a stand in for Chave Hermitage Blanc, but, generous, focused, subtle and layered a great example of new world wine focused on less familiar varieties.

What a spectacular alternative to Chardonnay. Not a stand in for Chave Hermitage Blanc, but, generous, focused, subtle and layered a great example of new world wine focused on less familiar varieties.

1 person found it helpfulMar 11th, 2021
Dane Mannina

Dane had this 9 years ago

Dane had this 9 years ago

1 person found it helpfulSep 28th, 2015