JC Plasencia

9.0

Un vino de la Puta madre por el precio! — 7 years ago

Chip Hughes

9.3

Powerful, deep, dark, brooding. Roasted plums; sweet at its core. Plush, in an old vines way. — 8 years ago

Mads

9.1

Cool weather Pinot. Yum. — 8 years ago

Leonardo Lepiane

9.5

De puta madre — 9 years ago

Palmer Steel

9.5

Love this wine. Awesome — 9 years ago

Ruth Mercurio

9.0

Complex, rich and toasty. A serious sparkler. — 9 years ago

Jenn Kennedy

9.2

A Chardonnay I actually like, not buttery, a bit of tart on the finish. — 9 years ago

Patrick Skelly

9.3

Nice structure intense fruit. — 10 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.2

This label sources from 9 different vineyard sites. A more austere style of Pinot gris — 10 years ago

Daniela Caniglia

10

Tropical fruit, welcome and inviting with all the good mouth feel but not heavy. 12.50/3btg — 11 years ago

Harri Mäki

9.3

Perfect example of it's kind — 7 years ago

Paul Montgomery

9.2

Very very tasty. — 7 years ago

Rivka Friedman

9.1

Red/ black fruit, licorice, leather. Fantastic. — 8 years ago

Star Straf

9.0

From tasting class. Nice example of Mescal — 9 years ago

with Pm

Andrew Slabin

9.8

This wine is excellent. Soft and seamless. What a find. — 9 years ago

Robert Doan

9.2

Great nose of honey and green apple. Beautiful color. Smooth taste. Perfectly aged. Nice lingering finish. No oak. — 9 years ago

with Christina

Carlos Sapiens

10

Best spirit in Mexico — 9 years ago

Raph Crouan

8.9

Tanin & spices ... Madre mía somos en España !! — 10 years ago

Eric Hiatt

9.3

Nose of forest floor and wet wood. Herbed fruit and soft grip through finish. — 11 years ago

Daniela Caniglia

10

Salted Carmel. Mouth watering. 13.50/2 soft and well rounded — 11 years ago

Randy Fuller

9.2

This wine carries a 14.5% abv number and had no malolactic fermentation at all. Still, it has a nice, full mouthfeel due to the aging in neutral French oak. The Sierra Madre Vineyard, from which the grapes come, is in the Santa Maria Valley of Santa Barbara County. It's one of my favorite wine regions, as the earth and mineral aspects always seem to come through so strongly, especially in the whites.


The cool climate of the Santa Maria Valley also makes for a delightfully refreshing acidity. This one actually is somewhat reserved in that department, but it has enough acid to make for a good pairing with food. The nose and flavors are quite dark and earthy, with a savory mask placed over the fruit to give great complexity. — 7 years ago

George Staikos

9.3

A wonderful surprise! Elegant, balanced, nice concentration with great acidity. — 8 years ago

Doctor No

9.1

2009 Sierra Madre. A little more restrained than some others and better for it. — 8 years ago

Chris Hubbell

9.2

No joke, kind of tastes like vanilla candy cane without the mint. Never have had a Chardonnay like it. — 9 years ago

Christie Keenan

9.3

Light, fruity, but very nice — 9 years ago

Zachary Price

9.0

Picked this one up from total wine cuz it's a Santa Maria Valley Pinot. Decant this one and drink it now! I was pleasantly surprised! ~25 bucks | #sierramadre #pinotnoir #santamariavalley

On the eyes:
Brownish Garnet
Med+ stain/legs
No gas/floc

On the nose:
Med Acid
Med Alcohol
Raisin and Violet
Orange Peel and Earth

On the tongue:
Med Acid
Med Alcohol
Jammy currant and cola
Vegetal, violet
Med+ body, gets chewy
Good complexity, evolves nicely
Decant for an hour — 9 years ago

Joanna Eland

9.6

Still kickin', 4 days later — 10 years ago

Amy Monroe

9.0

Muscadet's Italian doppelgänger. From Trebbiano di Lugana. Delightful! — 10 years ago

Daniela Caniglia

10

Awesome. Easy drinking, complex, mouthwatering, 28/1 26/2 all single block — 11 years ago

Lynn Hargrove

9.9

Santa Maria Valley ... They make good bubbles! — 11 years ago