Charming tasting room, set back from the road, overlooking the Santa Rita Hills. The bar presents their wines in nice burgundy glasses, as they should be. There won’t be any surprises when you get the wine home.
2007 La Riconada Vineyard Chardonnay : $38/$31/$31
Crisp nose with aromas of melon. The candied lemon peel flashes on the palate after the natural finish.
2007 La Entrada Chardonnay, Santa Rita Hills:$45/$36/30
Light on the nose. The palate is light-bodied, citrus.
2007 flor de campo, Santa Barbara County: $48/$38/-
Fermented in neutral oak. Full-bodied. Nose is peachy/nectarine, with hints of a sweet flower (jasmine, I think). Nice tree leaf (sweet), but not sure what it is.
2008 La Rinconada Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills: $54/$43/$43
Lots of cherries on the nose. Not any single cherry, but various species, including the sweet and spicy. The palate has mild spice, but no tannic structure. This is a nice pinot, with broad accessibility, but not for “discriminating tastes”.
2008 Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills: $60/$48/$47
Much more spice on the nose, with dried red fruit. Another accessible wine, but this has good character to it. The palate is more surprising as compared to the nose. Modestly bright, with spice to balance and linger. This one you want to drink in a relaxed, meant for long-lasting pleasure environment.
2007 Domino del Falcon Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills: $75/$60/$42
Made from a single block, implying limited production. Big spice on the nose. Light-bodied with delicate fruit on the palate. The spice on the nose is almost absent on the palate.
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