Santa Rita

• September 2016

  Every wine producing country has strengths and weaknesses, some more than ... ... be hard for anyone to resist.Santa Rita 2015 Medalla Real Chardonnay ($18)Composed entirely of Chardonnay from the Ledya Valley, this is one of the standard bearers of Chilean Chardonnay. Toasted hazelnut, green apple and a hint of citrus emerge from the nose. Th... Read More

  From the article Think Beyond Chilean Cabernet

  
  
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  August 2016

  Santa Rita Pinot Noir 120 2014

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  Wine Sellers of Saugatuck, 8/2016. Read More

  Wine review by raindance

  
  
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  August 2016

  Lincourt Vineyards Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills 2009

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  Since Leslie Renaud became the wine maker at Lincourt, their wines have gone downhill. I will never purchase their wines until they hire a different wine maker. Read More

  Wine review by Chazz1

  
  

• August 2016

  I find that typically the warmer the region the riper (and bigger/richer) the pinot. We were in Santa Barbara last December and then in Willamette Valley over the 4th and the general differences in their respective pinots are quite noticeable.  I'll 2nd the Hahn rec from RCKR. Adelaida has a Sta. Rita Hills pinot from the Doctors Vineyard and an... Read More

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• August 2016

  I typically shy away from Pinot Noir, preferring more full bodied, dark & dense varieties.But I have had a couple Pinot's that knocked my socks off. In each case, these were made New World style with very concentrated extraction resulting in a fruity palette and dense mouth feel. But I don't recall what wines/vintages were like this.Would love t... Read More

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  June 2016

  Santa Rita Cabernet Sauvignon 120 2015

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  Binny's 5/2016. Read More

  Wine review by raindance

  
  

• June 2016

  Last night we drank a Lafond Syrah SRH from (duh!) the Santa Rita HIlls.  A colleague brought it  back from Santa Barbara, where the winery has a tasting room; she does that for me whenever she's down there because she's a great colleague and knows I like the wine.  She also got two bottles of Oregon PN in appreciation. This is a seriously good ... Read More

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• May 2016

  OT - yeah but not always.Basic Barberesco has to get 26 months total age before ... age. And if you make it in Santa Rita or Mexico, it's whatever you want.Was down in Mexico a couple weeks ago and had some Nebbiolo. Also had some from Temecula. Neither were inspiring. But I did pay $60 for a Mexican Syrah!EMark - I'm 100% with you about tastin... Read More

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  January 2016

  Ampelos Pinot Noir Lambda United States California Santa Barbara Sta. Rita Hills 2006

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  Wine review by MSEBAE

  
  

• December 2015

  Had a great first full day here in south central California. Started off with a ... from different vineyards in Santa Rita Hills) were noticeably better with deeper flavors, more layers and longer finishes.  The highlight of this visit were the two syrahs. The first syrah was a 2012 made from grapes from the Zotovich Vineyard. This was a big, b... Read More

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