Insane fruit forward Jamminess, but super tight until about an hour in. Let it sit, and it's a treat for an aged marbled steak. Delicious for the price at Whole Foods $19.99 — 8 years ago
Lighter less earthy than Highliner. — 9 years ago
Deep deep dark fruits and big - mature and wonderful. — 9 years ago
Shared with Todd, Teri and Carrie at the Hitching Post II... Paired with their famous grilled filet. — 10 years ago
I always have enjoyed the wines of Hartley Ostini. Found this today for $16.99. What a bargain. Dark cherry turning to strawberry finishing about an hour and a half later with balanced spice and dark fruit. Beautiful wine. Caution: you may want more than one bottle. — 10 years ago
Drank it on Xmas. — 6 years ago
Very refined and Burgundian, definitely one of the more medium bodied Cali pinots I've encountered but no less for it. — 7 years ago
'01, kind of shocking grocery store find. Mocha, licorice, spice and a little bbq smoke. Some black and blueberry hanging in there. Very good. What was it like in '10? — 8 years ago
En magnum — 8 years ago
Very interesting older Cali chardonnay. Enjoyed at the #yulwinethrowdown — 9 years ago
Some primary left on the nose, acid n alcohol balanced, soft tannin and long finish — 10 years ago
The Fiddlestix Vineyard is located at mile marker 7.28 on Santa Rosa Road in Lompoc, California, which is situated in the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. In the mid-90's Kathy Joseph of Fiddlehead Cellars, along with the viticultural icon Taz Steinhauer, acquired the 133-acre, former flower farm, across Santa Rosa Road from the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, and in 1998 they planted 100 acres of Pinot Noir. Aside from the small amount earmarked for Fiddlehead's own production, much of the vineyard is contracted to other producers, including Ampelos, Ancien, Anglim, Arcadian, Bonaccorsi, Dragonette, Jonata, Ken Brown, Hartley-Ostini Hitching Post, Gainey, Ortman, Pali, Paul Lato, Prodigal, RN Estate, Rusack, Summerland, Tyler, Vogelzang, Wedell , and TAZ, not to mention Etude.
Opens with an austere earth note in a tone reminiscent of Barbaresco, and in the words of Miles Raymond, it's "tighter than a nun's ass." 45 minutes later, though, and it's singing and juicy. Black cherry, but not overripe, leads this medium bodied, pungent thinker, while a virtual greenhouse of floral shades help twist and shape its direction. Secondary dusty earth and walnut skin reveal the source of its austerity. True to its terroir, there's a tertiary layer of spice and rocks that provides the depth needed to go from good to great. — 7 years ago
Sideways! — 8 years ago
Showing great 15 years "young".
@Delectable Wine - this is Santa Barbara. — 8 years ago
Please had this 9 years ago
The nose on this gives off an impression of zinfandel, jammy and peppery red and black fruits dominate. The palate compares abd goes well with the charred mid-rare filet I had. I say 8.9 because it's a damn good value for a Paso cab, or really any cab for that manner. — 9 years ago
Bold Syrah, paired well with the NY steak we had at the HPII restaurant and the bone in prime rib. Killer! — 10 years ago
McKenzie Mohler
Very dry, slightly sour but in a good way — 6 years ago