Taj Forer

9.2

lovely syrah, round, fig, smoke, wood, fall perfection — 2 months ago

Louis Martin

9.2

Purple color, rich texture, leather and dark cherry flavor, oaky, and delicious. Would drink on its own and pair with any red meat and dark chocolate. — 2 years ago

Jonathan Bensick

9.1

Back to the Santa Ynez! — 5 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.1

This was part of a series that Greg Brewer bottled at Melville back in the early 2000s. At that time Melville had 14 different clones under vine, I believe. The Estate was a variable blend of some fraction of these, but being a student of pinot Greg thought it would be cool to bottle a bunch of the clones as single-clone offering to people who might geek out about trying to identify different clonal components in the various main offerings, trying some blending at home, etc. (basically, me as the target audience). I was stunned at how well this wine is still drinking after 14+ years. Beautiful, deep ruby-red color, the wine still had an impressive amount of fruit, great balance, and that tell-tale spiciness that is characteristic of wines from their Santa Rita Hills vineyards. Really terrific! — 5 years ago

with Vanessa

Ray Vanderhoff

8.9

Opaque ruby color with a thin garnet rim. Aromas of forest floor, bacon fat, fresh rosemary and mint, wet soil and black fruit. Flavors of black olive tapenade, tobacco, smoked meat, red, blue and black berries and roasted herbs. Hint of black pepper and salt on the long (and pleasantly sour) finish. Soft tannins and very bright acidity. Medium bodied and incredibly tertiary and savory. Nicely aged and concentrated. Very interesting and unique expression of the varietal. — 3 months ago

Ed Lehrman

9.2

Very tasty, fruit a little simple but the whole cluster flavors keep it all flowing. — 4 years ago

Peter Sultan

9.1

What a pleasant Santa Barbara surprise. Bright raspberry and cherry saver color, quite full and pronounced on mid palate. Reminds me a tad of German Pinot-that wonderful, unfruity/creosote thing in the background. Stems and whole clusters seem to be included, in its favor. On sale locally for about 24$ — 5 years ago

Jason Phillips

8.9

Light nose and light body. Nothing special but fine for a fish dinner. — 9 months ago

Emily Anderson

9.2

Beautiful Chardonnay! — 4 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.5

Another confirmation that Greg Brewer makes some of the best, age-worthy chards out there. This 2013 is awesome. My only regret is that I don’t have another bottle to see what it will be like in 3-4 years (I’m guessing even better). — 5 years ago

with Vanessa