Santa Barbara County Wine

I really have the 2005

California's answer to Chateauneuf-du-Pape with all the sunshine the left-coasters could muster, rendering a grape extract Oz style. Visions of the Sunburnt Cow dance in our heads.

I love this Chardonnay! Similar to the 2006, the 2007 may be even richer. Very full in flavor yet with a pitch-perfect level of balancing acidity. Rich, complex aromas and flavors include peach, apricot, and tropical...

Single vineyard- "French Camp" in Paso Robles. The wines are picked very ripe, fairly late into the season. Unfined and unfiltered. Black and green olive profile- Smells wild, brambly with a slight hint of barnyard (like...

I was hit with citrus pineapple melon fruits. Some earthy notes but delicate light and crisp. This night I enjoyed it with a lobster sushi roll.  

I'm not much of a barrel fermented chardonnay fan, but this wine blows me away. Ripe white nectarine and peach aromas are followed by layers of stonefruit and a rich, creamy mouthfeel. I'm buying a case for Turkey day...

Rich dark cherry aromas followed by a full mouthfeel and lingering finish. This has got to be the VERY best Pinot Noir you can buy for the money.

Lovely light nose of peach and apricot. I really like the texture of the wine, it's creamy and juicy at the same time, with the tiniest bit of a bite at the end and a long creamy finish. Flavors have nice fat stone fruits...

Foxen makes an amazing Sangiovese. Such a rich and dark fruit character, the blueberry really is distinctive yet there is a hint of earth and loam that lingers.

Jammy fruit, very distinctively Syrah nose. Peppery and slightly leathier, even in this relatively young vintage.Very long aftertaste, high alchohol content. Good for pairing with a thick steak.