Tenshen

Santa Barbara County Red Blend

8.8216 ratings
8.410 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
MaJ CappS

Sweet, Rich, blueberry nose, like a fresh can of pie filling

Supe easy drinking, this is a medium to heavy bodied, well extracted blend of Rhône varietals, total Cali style.
Blueberry with blackberry bramble, twigs and all, silky smooth, yet a little more going on in here. The Tension (Ha!) of the wine needs air to really escape, so at least a couple of hours.
Plump, plump, plump fruit.
With just a bit o’ heat on the back, this can be an easy wine to Netflix up with, or like me - binging “Atlanta”..

Sweet, Rich, blueberry nose, like a fresh can of pie filling

Supe easy drinking, this is a medium to heavy bodied, well extracted blend of Rhône varietals, total Cali style.
Blueberry with blackberry bramble, twigs and all, silky smooth, yet a little more going on in here. The Tension (Ha!) of the wine needs air to really escape, so at least a couple of hours.
Plump, plump, plump fruit.
With just a bit o’ heat on the back, this can be an easy wine to Netflix up with, or like me - binging “Atlanta”..

Nov 16th, 2018
Kelley Kalivoda Mewissen

Reminiscent of some Orin Swift wines. Fruit forward-a little effervescent( which is a fun surprise) light, zingy finish. Great value

Reminiscent of some Orin Swift wines. Fruit forward-a little effervescent( which is a fun surprise) light, zingy finish. Great value

5 people found it helpfulJun 4th, 2015
Ryan Smith

Full bodied wine. Fruit forward and full bodied. Great wine for the price! Drinks great with steak any night of the week.

Full bodied wine. Fruit forward and full bodied. Great wine for the price! Drinks great with steak any night of the week.

2 people found it helpfulMay 18th, 2015
Troy Toman

Really complex. Lots going on here. A really delicious change of pace.

Really complex. Lots going on here. A really delicious change of pace.

1 person found it helpfulJun 17th, 2015
Wine101Hamden

I've had older vintages that drank very good. This one is still young and would've benefited from some decanting or more aging. Tons of graphite, leather and tannin.

I've had older vintages that drank very good. This one is still young and would've benefited from some decanting or more aging. Tons of graphite, leather and tannin.

Dec 20th, 2015
Andrew Lampasone

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A prisoner look a like

A prisoner look a like

Feb 3rd, 2015
TJ Maxwell

Ugh. Sweet and confected

Ugh. Sweet and confected

Nov 13th, 2014
Michael DeAngelo

2016

Sep 2nd, 2021
Eric W Brown

Loads of dark cherries, took some time to open, didn't like the nose initially, got a lot better as it opened

Loads of dark cherries, took some time to open, didn't like the nose initially, got a lot better as it opened

Apr 5th, 2021
Chuck B

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