Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Light Ruby, about 1/3 whole clusters were used and aged in French oak, 65% neutral and 35% new. Aromas of berry fruits with floral spice. On the palate flavors of cherry and blackberry, light in style, with notes of tea, well balanced with acidity. Soft velvety tannins, medium length, ending with an earthy mineral tang. Very nice! Tasting Sample! — 5 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.3

Money. Killer. Rad. Channeling my inner @Philip Carpenter who also totally loves these wines. Jaffurs is the poster child of consistency in winemaking, and Verna's is always a powerful tapestry. Super opaque, almost black purple, very ripe/rich black &blue fruits, some lavender, and roasted meats. Pedal to the metal, jump on board and enjoy the ride (now channeling my inner @Bill Bender!). — 7 years ago

Bill Reynolds

8.9

Delicious wine. Benefits greatly from decanting. Firm pleasurable tannins. This wine is a keeper and in 3-4 years will be amazing. Rating the wine where it is now. Will buy more bottles to lay down.👍🏼 — 8 years ago

Adam Mahler

9.1

A special treat, former Presidio vineyard just outside of Sta Rita Hills. — 8 years ago

Christanna Honer

9.5

Made by Jaffurs- seductive and possibly addictive stuff. — 9 years ago

Andrew Lampasone

Owner Wine Watch Selections

9.1

They include a bit of stems here whole cluster velvety rich texture — 9 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Jaffurs Wine Cellars was founded by Craig Jaffurs, known for his Rhone blends, and released his first commercial wine in 1994. Craig turned the business over to Dan and Janelle Green in 2016. About 40% of the wine was aged for 6 months in neutral oak and the rest in stainless steel, which keeps the wine fresh. Aromas of tropical fruits and elegant floral notes. On the palate layered flavors of peach, apricot and honey with refreshing acid balance. Nice mouthfeel, medium length, ending with refreshing fruit. Very nice! Tasting Sample! — 5 years ago

Michael Meyer

9.1

Has to be in the conversation of the top Cali Vio's. Unctuous tropical fruit and flowers with the right dollop of acidity. Ever so slightly off-dry. Outstanding with chicken in Thai peanut sauce. — 8 years ago

Kat Gaffney

9.4

Excellent, perfect timing — 8 years ago

Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

8.9

Prominent oak, but light tannin. Not bad, but outclassed by the Jaffurs from the same vintage that it was served after. — 8 years ago

Jessica Coburn

10

This 100% Roussanne has aged to perfection. Pleasing, full bodied creamy goodness compliments the lively acidity in perfect balance. — 9 years ago

Diane Hamilton

10

2001! We weren't sure how it would have held up but, as usual, Jaffurs doesn't disappoint. Amazing! — 9 years ago

with Fleet

Jacob Greene

9.5

First vintage from mr Matt Brady aka jaffurs assistant wine maker : bold spicy character continuing to open up out of the cooler:) very good for his first vintage! — 10 years ago

Michael Schultz

8.9

Held up incredibly well for 17 years :-) — 5 years ago

Chris Williams

9.2

Glad I waited to open this one, silky elegance. Now to find more. — 6 years ago

Marty McNees

9.3

The best Thompson Vineyard Syrah I've had — 8 years ago

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.1

A pleasant surprise. Rich and unctuous, but with stand up acidity to keep it from being cloying. Nice match with a berry pie. — 8 years ago

Justin Hansohn

9.0

Hell yes you can taste the cold weather in this Cali juice. Very rare to truly experience the concentration of these Santa Barbara syrahs with a sense of any less than the beating sun. This is opposite. I taste elevation and wind. Dark fruit with absent attack. Interesting. Still lacking the complexity and any sign of minerals in that of rhone Syrah though. Signaling my palette's departure from typical Cali wines 👋🏼 — 8 years ago

with Taylor and Brian

Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.0

You can feel the space that used to be filled with fruit, which for me is a good thing. More open room for this to spread out into and reveal the floral, herbal and honeyed notes that were formerly steamrolled over. A touch of oxidation starting to creep in, but for now that's a welcome addition to the whole. — 9 years ago

Philip Carpenter

Founder/Educator santabarbarawinetalk.com

9.6

Purposely taken with a Jaffurs glass. The salesman at Oxford Wine Co. said this is the closest we'd get to Condrieu in the £17/bottle range. This made me zoom back to Santa Barbara after one sniff. Everything Craig Jaffurs talked about snapped into place like a puzzle. Licorice, chive, pepper, honeysuckle and other white flowers. Some orange marmalade on nose and palate...completely consistent. Med+ bodied, silky smooth...heavenly. Speaking of Heaven, Morgan, this is your dear friend, correct? — 10 years ago