Stolpman Vineyards

Para Maria de los Tecolotes Santa Barbara County Red Blend

9.0211 ratings
9.033 pro ratings
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, USA
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

8.6

Seems much riper and with distinct R/S compared to older Stolpman bottlings.
Plenty of generous, cooked blackberry with some hints of herbs and tar. Not a lot of the violet/florals I would hope for given this level of PV in this.

Seems much riper and with distinct R/S compared to older Stolpman bottlings.
Plenty of generous, cooked blackberry with some hints of herbs and tar. Not a lot of the violet/florals I would hope for given this level of PV in this.

Dec 4th, 2022
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.8

Good, not great. lacking a bit of structure. Cool label!

Good, not great. lacking a bit of structure. Cool label!

Jun 30th, 2022
Peter Sultan

Punctuating a row of B Day wines, up in Columbia county. No notes but juicy-black fruits, juicy mid palate. 80% Syrah, 20% petit Verdot. Balanced- not open knit like my only Cali Syrah reference point, Tensley.

Punctuating a row of B Day wines, up in Columbia county. No notes but juicy-black fruits, juicy mid palate. 80% Syrah, 20% petit Verdot. Balanced- not open knit like my only Cali Syrah reference point, Tensley.

Jun 6th, 2021
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9.1

The 2017 Para Maria de los Tecolotes, a blend of Syrah and Petit Verdot, is pliant and energetic, with terrific balance and tons of sheer appeal. Dark red fruit, spice and wild flowers all develop in this forward, inviting wine from Stolpman. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, September 2019)

The 2017 Para Maria de los Tecolotes, a blend of Syrah and Petit Verdot, is pliant and energetic, with terrific balance and tons of sheer appeal. Dark red fruit, spice and wild flowers all develop in this forward, inviting wine from Stolpman. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, September 2019)

Sep 26th, 2019
Paul Masson

Drink when it’s 45 and rainy in April

Drink when it’s 45 and rainy in April

Apr 27th, 2019
Chip Hughes

Can you call a wine a juice bomb? Because that’s what this is: raspberry, bacon fat, game juices and herbs...perfectly balanced and presenting itself like an old-school Crozes-Hermitage.

Can you call a wine a juice bomb? Because that’s what this is: raspberry, bacon fat, game juices and herbs...perfectly balanced and presenting itself like an old-school Crozes-Hermitage.

Feb 11th, 2019
Jonathan Wall

Bright fruit. Slight smoke. Easy to drink. The least expensive of our tasting and predictably the most approachable now. This was great for $20 bucks.

Bright fruit. Slight smoke. Easy to drink. The least expensive of our tasting and predictably the most approachable now. This was great for $20 bucks.

Aug 14th, 2018
Weijie Shi (Jay)

1/3 whole clustered. 93% Syrah, 7% Petit Verdot. Bright red, black fruits explosion with some stemmy notes, in a good way. Good concentration. Very dry on the palate. Better with steak.

1/3 whole clustered. 93% Syrah, 7% Petit Verdot. Bright red, black fruits explosion with some stemmy notes, in a good way. Good concentration. Very dry on the palate. Better with steak.

Oct 22nd, 2017
Meg Herring

One word: delicious

One word: delicious

1 person found it helpfulDec 8th, 2018
Jason Keefer

Maybe the best bottle at this price point in California!

Maybe the best bottle at this price point in California!

1 person found it helpfulNov 11th, 2018