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Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir

8.528 ratings
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Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, USA
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Eric Anderson

Deliciously deviant!

Deliciously deviant!

Nov 22nd, 2023
Matt Georgopulos

Light bodied, full pinot noir aroma and nose-feel, warm cherry palate with cran-raspberry and plum, little soft leather, and medium to long finish on first taste. Later tastes turned reminiscent of Beaujolais, but with a heavier, fuller mouthfeel and truer Pinot Noir finish. Not quite a Willamette Pinot, but competes at a good price point.

Light bodied, full pinot noir aroma and nose-feel, warm cherry palate with cran-raspberry and plum, little soft leather, and medium to long finish on first taste. Later tastes turned reminiscent of Beaujolais, but with a heavier, fuller mouthfeel and truer Pinot Noir finish. Not quite a Willamette Pinot, but competes at a good price point.

Oct 31st, 2022
Vasanth Balakrishnan

Hmm...I liked the 2013 a lot better. This 2015 #pinotnoir is not nearly as refined as the 2013. It’s too oaky, excessive on the cocoa bitterness with harsher tannins so falls to the realm of merely ordinary Pinots.

Hmm...I liked the 2013 a lot better. This 2015 #pinotnoir is not nearly as refined as the 2013. It’s too oaky, excessive on the cocoa bitterness with harsher tannins so falls to the realm of merely ordinary Pinots.

Jun 27th, 2018
Vasanth Balakrishnan

Excellent #pinotnoir - probably one of the best I've had.

Excellent #pinotnoir - probably one of the best I've had.

Jul 1st, 2016
Will Beshears

Tart, underripe fruit. Could not go more than 3 or 4 drinks

Tart, underripe fruit. Could not go more than 3 or 4 drinks

May 15th, 2016
Michael Alspaugh

Solid Pinot from Sonoma.

Solid Pinot from Sonoma.

Jan 24th, 2016
Adam Hoogeveen

Not a bad Pinot. Hints of grass and maybe citrus.

Not a bad Pinot. Hints of grass and maybe citrus.

Jun 20th, 2015
Tiffany Erbach

Had at beach house. A little tart

Had at beach house. A little tart

Mar 28th, 2015
Adrianna Gabriela

Adrianna had this a year ago

Adrianna had this a year ago

Aug 2nd, 2023
Tim Davis

Tim had this 7 years ago

Tim had this 7 years ago

May 15th, 2018