Joe Flo

9.3

Parker was right great value wine. — 8 years ago

Carl Fischer

9.9

To quote my two friends @Martin G Rivard and @Mike Rowe this is a bad ass wine eliciting smiles all around (and a great way to start 2017). Parker gave this a perfect score and it is a beauty. Decanting is a must at this point. It's been opening up over the last 4 hours and think it will continue to improve if I can sip more slowly lol. Slightly cloudy, and a bright purple in the glass. On the nose, cassis, vanilla and toast dominate. The sips are long and driven by fruit (blue and blackberries and cassis). Liquid silk in the mouth with sweet tannins and a surprisingly strong acidity. The finish is long. This is a total baby but I had to try it. Happy New Year to all my Delectable friends and especially to my fellow Wine Nerd Herd. I've always believed that sharing wine with friends is the greatest gift and this app has enabled me to do that with friends near and far and connect with some great people. May 2017 be a year of great health and happiness and may all our glasses be full! — 9 years ago

Jill Hill

9.6

Parker gave this 100 points today! Hooray Jason delicious!Kevin insisted on drinking it tonight — 10 years ago

Paul Stefani

9.0

Nice cherry bouquet. Has good balance and somewhat of gripping tannic finish. — 11 years ago

Zainal Abdul Kadir

9.0

Big, rich, full, tight. Nuances of red spice. An beautifully made wine — 11 years ago

Ruan Vosloo

9.7

Amazing Pinot. — 12 years ago

Douglas Lavanture

9.9

This is a really, really special bottle. So glad we discovered Preston. — 8 years ago

with Jen

Andrei Trifonov-Serbinov

9.3

Excellent wine. One of my all time favorites — 10 years ago

Julie

9.2

Mom's favorite is now one of my favorites! — 10 years ago

James Webb

9.0

This wine was at its peak at a warmer temperature than most. Really pretty tropical notes and hay. Under-ripe mango, kiwi, very direct nose and alcohol comes through (14.5) The palette is all about the malo and new oak, soft, buttery, nice acid, lingering finish. I can't help but believe that this wine lacks soul (or typicity?) but it's damn good. Maybe if this were the benchmark of Santa Barbara County wines? Regardless this is great with spicy Indian. Good job FP. — 10 years ago

with Megan

Julia Kozitsyna

9.0

Need a lot more cellaring time — 11 years ago

Kaitlin Burek

9.2

Rating might be influenced by how cute this vineyard is! Great spot and awesome bread. — 12 years ago

Jason

Winemaker Futo Wines

9.8

Ethereal genius from the old stalwart — 13 years ago

Bob McDonald

9.0

Rich maroon with purple tinges. Notes of ripe plummy fruit with spicy creamy oak but not overdone on the latter. Medium to full bodied. A quality quaffer and good QPR at $24. — 9 years ago

Michael Genn

9.7

The famous '02 100pt Parker and wine spectator wine of the year. Lucky enough to have it twice this month, both from 1.5L. Incredible! — 9 years ago

Tom Riley

9.0

I prefer my Pinot on the leaner and lighter side, but this is too delicious to snub. Deep, brambly, almost inky, with well integrated acid and alcohol (14.1), concentration and structure. These are things that 15 years ago I would not have said about a Fess Parker pinot noir. A serious, well made wine. — 10 years ago

Debbie

9.2

So good with dark chocolate! — 10 years ago

with Therese

James Parker Huston, CWE

Sommelier Charlie Palmer

9.4

Parker 79, Huston 94. — 11 years ago

Mike Margolin

9.6

Really well balanced. Big flavor. — 12 years ago

Jerry Ouellette

9.0

Really not bad, but not my favorite Pinot — 13 years ago