Palmina

Santa Barbara County Nebbiolo

9.035 ratings
9.212 pro ratings
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, USA
Nebbiolo
Lamb, Goose, Potato, Baking Spices, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Turkey, Beef, Pasta, Salami & Prosciutto, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Veal, White Rice, Herbs, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Pork, Game, Exotic Spices, Chili & Hot Spicy, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Matt Austin

Owner/Winemaker, Grosgrain Vineyards, Walla Walla, WA

9.2

Great American Nebbiolo. Would turn heads in a blind tasting.

Great American Nebbiolo. Would turn heads in a blind tasting.

Oct 19th, 2017
Charles Schneider

Not gonna lie, pretty solid. Beautiful aromatics. A tad hot and youthful, but nice aging potential.

Not gonna lie, pretty solid. Beautiful aromatics. A tad hot and youthful, but nice aging potential.

May 19th, 2016
Bryan Leung

Rose petals, soy sauce, and violets

Rose petals, soy sauce, and violets

Mar 7th, 2016
Christopher Stadler

Fooled me! Cal-ital at this quality is unheard of.

Fooled me! Cal-ital at this quality is unheard of.

Jan 21st, 2016
Cory Fierro

Ho. Lee. Hell.

Stunning nose on this Santa Barbara County wine, very similar to what you'd find in Italy but with more nuanced fruit. The nose has lovely notes of rose petals, new tar, dried leaves, and dried plums. The palate is second only to the nose on this, tons of tannins that would make this a great wine with a ton of dishes. This is a great example of how Santa Barbara does wines no one else does.

Ho. Lee. Hell.

Stunning nose on this Santa Barbara County wine, very similar to what you'd find in Italy but with more nuanced fruit. The nose has lovely notes of rose petals, new tar, dried leaves, and dried plums. The palate is second only to the nose on this, tons of tannins that would make this a great wine with a ton of dishes. This is a great example of how Santa Barbara does wines no one else does.

Jan 6th, 2016
Justinian Brock

Really awesome new vintage, nice stuffings-tarry dried cherry tobacco, true to varietal.
Well played mr. Clifton

Really awesome new vintage, nice stuffings-tarry dried cherry tobacco, true to varietal.
Well played mr. Clifton

May 15th, 2015
Jeff Sidwell

Owner Bon! Gourmet

Somehow this smells like barbaresco with about five years on it

Somehow this smells like barbaresco with about five years on it

Nov 30th, 2016
Laura H

It was very good, just enough spice to make it interesting

It was very good, just enough spice to make it interesting

Jan 31st, 2017
A
8.6

L'acidità lo tradisce, un po' marcata in coda, e ne abbrevia un po' troppo il finale. Altrimenti, specialmente per il naso, potrebbe essere made in Italy.

L'acidità lo tradisce, un po' marcata in coda, e ne abbrevia un po' troppo il finale. Altrimenti, specialmente per il naso, potrebbe essere made in Italy.

Aug 3rd, 2016
Robert Lim

Succulent red fruit, well balanced acid / tannins. Beautiful expression of Cali terroir as you might hope from Nebiollo, great stuff.

Succulent red fruit, well balanced acid / tannins. Beautiful expression of Cali terroir as you might hope from Nebiollo, great stuff.

Jul 24th, 2016