Santa Ynez Valley, Central Coast

Stolpman Vineyards

Estate Grown Ballard Canyon Syrah 2019

Blackberry, rich and quite thick on palate, but with some very nice underlying acidity that provides some nice tension on the palate and into the lingering finish, very fine Central Coast Syrah! — a month ago

Jim Powers
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Tom, Shay and 9 others liked this

Cambria Estate Winery

Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay 2021

Very nice Chardonnay! Yellowish with pear, apple, white floral, and piney aromas. Nice body with a long finish. A little bit of butter and tartness. Great with our Salmon and Risotto! — a month ago

Au Bon Climat

Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2022

Solid value but not a ton of energy — a month ago

Sarah Bignami
with Sarah
Tom, Pinotman and 4 others liked this

Cambria Estate Winery

Julia's Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

This 21 was better than expected. Was gifted to me and went perfectly with some casual carry out Chinese appetizers. Soft and spicy with gorgeous fruits not too tart and not flabby. — 3 days ago

Alban Vineyards

Patrina Alban Estate Syrah 2010

Katamata olive brine, wet stone and game — 14 days ago

Lieu Dit

Santa Ynez Valley Sauvignon Blanc

Lemon, fresh herbs. Clean and crisp. — a month ago

Tom and Joe liked this

Tensley

Santa Barbara County Syrah 2018

This vintage showed so well the other night. Went so well with Greek food. — a month ago

Alban Vineyards

Reva Alban Estate Vineyard Syrah 2002

2002 vintage. Decanted and tasted 15 minutes and 1 hour after decanting. Slight amount of sediment. Cedar, cinnamon and traces of bacon fat in the nose along with a splash of VA. The VA blew off and wasn’t there after 1 hour but was hanging out at the onset. Medium heavy body with another 5-7 years likely dropping this to medium body. Smoked meats, bigg dark plum and roasted nuts still part and parcel during. No rush to crush. 10.28.25. — 18 days ago

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Always such a pleasure w/ this kind of age.
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The VA/ethyl acetate is, to me, a calling card for Alban’s Syrahs. I find it there 9/10 times

Lieu Dit

Santa Ynez Valley Chenin Blanc 2021

Lemon curd, lanolin, orange rind. — a month ago

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Tensley

Colson Canyon Vineyard Syrah 2018

Ming L
9.0

From a Syrah specialist in Central Coast, this shows a profile of ripe blueberries and blackberries, accented by violets, dark roast coffee, and a hint of dried herbs. On the palate, it's full-bodied and powerful, though it comes across as slightly over-extracted, with firm, grippy tannins that need time to settle.

A solid wine, but I think there are better options in its price range.
— a month ago

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