Neil Valenzuela

9.4

Caraccioli Cellars - Santa Lucía Highlands Blanc de Blancs.
— a month ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Medium ruby color. Aromas of cherry, baking spices, hint of salinity and scorched earth. Always a hit, full of good fruit flavors, spices and black tea finish. — 7 months ago

with Quentin

Colin Cahoon

9.4

Smokey dark red cherry, menthol, eucalyptus, cooked mushrooms, and barnyard funk on the nose. The palate presents dark cherry, cinnamon, clove, cooked strawberry, rhubarb, fresh strawberry, cranberry, and minerals. Low tannins, medium alcohol, high acid, and long finish. Excellent SLH. — 3 years ago

with Susan

Bill Mowry

8.9

Thanksgiving worthy Pinot that was very smooth, subtle, with hints of chocolate. — 6 months ago

Bill Mowry

9.0

Minerality with lemon, melon, and tangerine citrus flavors. — a year ago

with Lou, Amelia and 1 other

Spencer Dodd

9.1

Initially a bit less character so throw it in a decanter for 20 or 30 if you can. If you like fruity Pinot from central coast give this a shot and then maybe try some Beauj after. A good crowd pleaser especially after a little bit of air. — 2 years ago

Mark Mannebach

9.2

Intense Tiny bubbles. Apple and peach notes with some minerality. — 3 years ago

Neil Valenzuela

9.0

Medium ruby color. Aromas of cola, cherry, cranberry and a hint of eucalyptus. Silky, smooth Pinot- cherry flavors, spice and black tea finish. — 7 months ago

Galen Hasler

9.1

Beautiful dark fruits with olives and minerals — a year ago

Adriana Fabbro

9.2

Grower bubbles from the Santa Lucia Highlands. Still can’t compete with top tier grower champagne (we don’t get that phenolic maturity at low brix etc) BUT excellent none the less. The rosé from Caraccioli especially stands out. The 1-2% SLH Pinot brings an element of coastal Cali terroir to this wine (the tiniest hint of that strawberry, herbal quality) which blends so perfectly with the lemon juice and marzipan/vanilla/lanolin leesy quality. Fine persistent mousse. One of the best examples of domestic sparkling I’ve had. — a year ago