Paul K

9.2

Big storm and power just went out at 3 in the afternoon. Breaks my heart to put work aside and open this!
Almost have it 93. The nose is great. Violets, strawberry, and burnt orange peel. Palate is fun too. Slightly reductive, cherry, strawberry, salinity, and minerality.
I purchased this at North Loop Wine / Spirits in Minneapolis. Check out this shop if you haven’t/can. Great selection! Very helpful staff as well. I asked for the best Pinot under $60 and he passed quite a few easy names to give me this. So glad he did! They have a great selection of high end stuff, maybe best in MN? Thoughts Vikings fans? — 5 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.0

Not quite as good as I remember this the last time I had it. There was more of a smoky element that wasn’t there before and it seemed that the fruit wasn’t quite as bright. Still, this was a very nice wine and wish I had more of it. — 6 years ago

Drew Fitchette

9.2

So aromatic and deliciously structured. Red raspberry and rose with slight grapskin/ cucumber crunch. — 6 years ago

with Amy

Severn G

9.0

Nose has (light) old rubber band, dehydrated Bing cherry, oak bark with some alcohol heat.

Palate has dried cherry steeped in black tea, sous-bois and (light) vinyl notes or maybe some vegetal green pepper. Generally not impressed by this palate, little improvement since our prior bottle, lacking concentration. — 6 years ago

Charlie Burt

9.2

Funk. Cherry 7Up masked with swamp bacteria. I love it. — 7 years ago

Conrad Green

9.1

A little whiff of band aid on the nose. The fruit is still bright and quite young. In good shape — 8 years ago

with Rick

Reggie Sheehan

9.2

Excellent full body Cabernet. — 8 years ago

Garrick Talmage

9.3

This is too good. Earthy, mushrooms on the nose. Crisp mineral flavors on the palate — 5 years ago

with Conner

Sandy Wolf

9.6

Bought from Hutu Wine Farm in Hood River. Amazing cider! — 5 years ago

Ryan Mullins

9.4

Smells Greek but taste like sand grown Grenache of the highest order. A wonderful bottle of wine — 6 years ago

with Matthew

Brendan Baker

9.1

Bright red fruit, tart cranberry, mineral, fine tannin, high acid ⚡️ — 6 years ago

Conrad Green

9.6

Very poised dark soy fruit. Band aid on the nose, gorgeous balance and calm long finish. Very beautiful. — 7 years ago

with BOT, Matt and 1 other

Conrad Green

9.4

Lovely nose of graphite, dark blue fruit, a whiff of band aid, cherry. A lovely lucid midpalate with a nice spine of acidity and cool, elegant fruit. Excellent. — 8 years ago

with Matt and David

Rich Walker

8.9

Minerals initially segueing into light fruit. Fun. — 8 years ago

with Monica

Matt Lublinsky

9.2

Like a perfect skin-fermented white — 5 years ago

with Jessica

Vanessa

9.0

Kitá, red blend, Santa Ynez Valley, CA, Vintage 2014, ABV 13.5%. The blend is comprised of 48% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot. @kitawines

👁 It had a beautiful purple hue and vibrant notes of black cherry, blackberry, black currant, plum, violets, cedar, nutmeg, vanilla, leather, and tobacco. 👃 👄

I loved learning about the background on this wine and winemaker Tara Gomez, who studied enology with financial help from her tribe, the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. 💕 Tara has worked with iconic figures in the California wine world — such as Fess Parker and J. Lohr— and has traveled the world, honing her own unique style of winemaking that blends the best of old world and new world techniques. 👏👏👏 @tgomez805

This red blend is made of grapes grown on the Camp 4 Vineyard, purchased by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians in 2010, when Tara was hired as head winemaker. 🍇🍇 The land was previously cultivated by Fess Parker, who had an influence on Tara’s budding career while interning at Fess Parker Winery during her enology studies.

The word "Kitá" means "Our Valley Oak" in the Santa Ynez Chumash native language of Samala. The wine is speaks to “place” and respect for the land from which it is cultivated. 🌎 🌳 Yields and production are kept small to promote sustainable growing practices and the grapes are harvested by hand and vinified with minimal intervention. — 5 years ago

with Deked1

S.R.Alexander

9.3

Continues to blow me away — 6 years ago

Matt Hanley

9.1

Super smoky in the nose and the tongue. Nice acidity. Cherry and red fruit notes with some vegetable and oregano. A very interesting wine that drinks like heavily smoke ribs. Like licking yesterday’s campfire. The most distinct, complex wine I’ve had this year. Not a daily drinker, but light enough in body and alcohol that all the smokiness still has a lighter finesse. — 6 years ago

Dom Natalizio

9.5

Raspberry cherry tart, currant on the back. This is a tasty thanksgiving dinner wine. — 8 years ago

Christian Moses

9.3

Hi, You! 😻 — 8 years ago

with Adam