Michael Flynn

9.1

Beautiful nose. Rich fruit finish matched well with with vegetarian meal with cauliflower curry and cashews — 6 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.2

Perfect cold on a 100 degree Las Vegas day! Good structure, soft overall. Not a ton of acidity but great fruit and lighter bodied for sb county. — 8 years ago

Alec Lytle

9.7

So nice and smooth with so much deep character that lingers really nicely — 8 years ago

with Bradley

Jeanne Fellin

9.0

Light and enjoyable. — 9 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.2

Continues to be one of my favorite sauv Blancs. Nice minerality. — 10 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.1

Finally, some one going for it with cold climate Zinfandel. This is light, peppery, a food wine. No motor oil here. Can't wait to taste the Chard and Pinot. — 10 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.0

Big California fruit and oak. Lemon peel for days with cream. I kind of like it in the right mood! — 7 years ago

Dan O'Connell

9.1

There's just something special about Santa Barbara County wines imho. — 8 years ago

Isaac Pirolo

9.3

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. — 8 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

8.9

Really good desert wine. If you like desert wine. — 10 years ago

Jane Ainsworth

8.9

Great w grilled chicken — 10 years ago

Ned Gray Creed

9.2

Another Snappy Zin. Rusack Catalina Island style. — 7 years ago

LM Segal

9.3

Bright, clear and very slightly tangy fruit. Seamless, expressive bright cherry, back end smooth as a baby’s bottom. Structure for age. Seek this out. — 7 years ago

Amy

8.9

Long finish. notes of vanilla and cinnamon — 8 years ago

Ryan A

8.9

Perfect for a July evening in South Carolina. Smooth. Hint of strawberry. Very low acid. Drink now. — 9 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.0

This was huge but really well balanced for me. Needs more time as well. — 9 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.3

Beautiful Cab, first time Rusack is making one in like 20 years. Very nice. — 10 years ago

Charles Hudson

9.1

Of all the stuff I bought in Santa Barbara, I think this was the best. Better than the Rusack and slightly better than Whitcraft. — 11 years ago