Lindsey King

9.0

Chard that tastes like cloudy Aligote — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

ABC made Pinot in Santa Barbara for 30 years, still hand picks & sorts heavily in the vineyard, open top fermenters allowing “punch down” by hand. Top Pinot’s never pumped, only moved by gravity & age in new French Oak. ABC Pinot is basically same since 1982. Lively, big blue fruit aromas & sweet spice, aged for 2 years French oak, 25% new. Palate sweet dark berry fruits, cacao & cola notes, nice mouthfeel. Soft tannins, easy drinking now, lingering ending with a fruit character. Nice! Tasting Sample! — 6 years ago

David Lee

9.0

Silkier, spicier than the Santa Barbara. — 6 years ago

Andrew Allen

9.1

Really digging these Santa Barbara Chardonnays...I got underripe melon, pineapple, honeysuckle and white flowers...maybe white peper...med/+ butta.. mid + oak..med- alc/med+ acid...ate with shrimps. Pretty good, but would go with another grow site(ones that had more overripe melon) — 7 years ago

Josh Reeder-Esparza

9.2

Oakley, herbal, acidic bright fruit. Yuuuum 🤤 — 7 years ago

with Leila

Matty Colston

9.1

Checking in on this one. Purchased a case for the restaurant 2 years ago and it wasn't ready. Now it's beautifully subtle, quiet and peaceful as the place it comes from. I want to sleep naked in a bed with sheets that have the same texture as this wine. — 8 years ago

Chris Forest

9.0

Peppermint, peaches, & nectarines. Nice nose. Nice complex fruits on the palate, peaches, minerals, slight creaminess to give the wine some depth. Some nectarines, citrus & creaminess round out the finish. Pleasing stuff. Noticeable acid and full body. — 8 years ago

Jason Lede

9.1

cherry x spice x polished — 9 years ago

Darren Delmore

9.0

From WineBid and rocking on NYE — 10 years ago

JohnQ Boxler

Sales Berkeley Wine Company

9.1

Great upside. Really pretty. — 11 years ago

Niall Huffman

9.4

Brioche, peach, lemon, vanilla — 5 years ago

Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.5

So good. Lovely subtle oak spice with big blackberry coulis fruit and spices on the nose. Huge depth on the nose. You could swim in the layers. Palate is so ripe, so rich and so dense with dazzling purity and freshness. Wow. This is just incredible. So fresh yet so opulent and deep. That’s what the best 15’s have to offer. Spectacular. — 6 years ago

Anthony De Blasi

9.0

Rounder and "bigger" than the Soave, but still fresh. Really enjoyed this one — 6 years ago

with Jeroen, Ken and 1 other

Jusden Aumand

9.5

Heidi doing what she does best! — 7 years ago

Eric Manago

9.4

Stellar. Earthy, elegant, and layered. Stewed strawberries and dried cherries with a little peat. A special bottling made for Michael Mina. It’s a shame there isn’t more of it. — 7 years ago

Kerri Miller

9.2

Delicious with Peking Duck at one of our favorite restaurants in London!!! — 8 years ago

with adam

JKT

9.0

CVed 12/29/16. As I remember it from years ago. Funky earthy notes and darker cherry notes that carry through to palate and long finish. Different wine from other three. Opened 1/21/17 at MRs dinner. Tasting the same. Crowd favorite. — 8 years ago

Michael Tao

8.9

Nice Pinot - fruity and enjoying with friends — 9 years ago

Miguel Banuelos

9.5

Jenny & Francois natural wine event — 10 years ago

with Emilie

Erik Sjolund

8.9

Very easy. Not too strong or complex, but nice. And there are tannins. Hints of red fruit. — 11 years ago

Ron Siegel

9.2

This was still tight that seemed to open over time with a nice nose of dark cherry, raspberry, licorice, dried herb spices, mineral & violet — 5 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Operated by Jim Clendenen who started winery in 1982. Runway’s first vintage was 2013 & 2015 is great. Limited production from this small vineyard. Aromas of ripe sweet fruit & floral scents, aged in French oak for about 20 months (winery folks indicated only a small amount of new oak was used). On the palate intense fruit flavors of cherry & strawberry, complex subtle spice, well balanced with acidity, great mouthfeel. Fine soft tannins lingering ending. Very nice, less than 250 cases made. Tasting Sample! — 6 years ago

Gordon Smouther

9.1

December 1 annual NJ Cork Dorks dinner. Paired with chilled shrimp appetizer. One of favorite wines of the evening. — 6 years ago

Bradley Krom

9.2

$565. Less bold / oxidative than Anselme. Also less evolution from time of opening. Lightly sparkling, saline, long finish. Would not chase currently. — 7 years ago

with Margot

Catherine

9.0

Great classic Cali chard — 7 years ago

Brendan OConnell

9.1

Very good Chardonnay. Another great one from ABC. — 8 years ago

with Geoff

Pierre-nicolas Chabanel

8.9

2015 vintage
A Argenton Oct 2016 — 9 years ago

Phjosephson

9.0

Crisp and clean, with lots of pear and apple flavor. No butter or oak. Great for $13. — 9 years ago

Mike Anderson

Owner/Winemaker for MTGA Wines

9.5

As soon as I write a blog post about why I'm not the biggest fan of Napa Cab I start finding a few I love. Coincidence? I think not. — 10 years ago

Christopher Parks

Sommelier Per Diem Restaurant

9.7

Santa Barbara county Pinot goodness! — 12 years ago