Fresh, bright fruit flavors and aromatics: green melon, tart guava, kafir lime, slightly underripe apricots. Minerality shines through from beginning to end and picks up on the long finish. A little bit of body and great texture, a precise and focused wine with just the right amount of weight and richness. Great fruit through finish, white nectarines, white peaches, kiwi. -Matt Brady, Winemaker

Extremely fresh. Orange berries??? Do those exist? If orange berries are out there, they taste like this wine smells.  Big/fresh/clean aromatics and flavors of tangerine, strawberries, orange sherbet, bright red fruits.  And a ‘watermelon jollyrancher’ thing (without the sweetness).  Bright, crisp, food friendly, mineral driven with good texture. - Matt Brady, Winemaker

There’s some slight ‘gamay funk’ that blows off after being opened, and then there’s lots of beautiful fruit and freshness in there (also, personal confession….I like the funk).  Pomegranate, huge bright red cherries, all densely flavored but still juicy, light, and fresh.  Fine tannins on the back end give this wine sticking power and length.  This wine can be a ‘porch-pounder’, but it doesn’t have to be.   Great balance, super versatile food-pairing wine, with bright acid cutting through the mid-palate. - Matt Brady, Winemaker

94 points - Wine Enthusiast

Classic mineral driven aromatics with citrus, and green melon. Big texture and mouthfeel. Brighter than normal acidity, this wine shows best on the dinner table with something fatty for the acid to cut through. -Matt Brady, Winemaker

Balanced and fresh with a clean profile. Aromatics of kiwi and lychee, while the mid-palate reveals a subtle minerality. Very giving on the palate with creamy texture, citrus flavors, and a lemon meringue velvety texture. - Matt Brady, Winemaker

94 points - Jeb Dunnuck 

Our first vintage of Chardonnay from Radian Vineyard is a true stunner, and is a delightful balance of Sta. Rita Hills fruit and Burgundian elegance. This wine is textural, springy and electric on the palate with notes of lemon curd, lime zest, white peach and tart pineapple. It is broad across the mid-palate and has an incredibly long finish, leaving your mouth watering for another sip. - Lily Hays, Direct to Consumer Business Manager

92 points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous

SAMsARA's Chardonnay from Zotovich Vineyard is a bright, zesty, mineral-rich example of Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay. The nose bursts with fruit - kiwi, key lime, and grapefruit and has a wonderful sea spray quality. On the palate this wine is textural, with racy acidity that rounds out on the finish like a bite of key lime pie; it starts with tart fruit and finishes with a soft creaminess. Every year we find that Chardonnay from Zotovich Vineyard is the most Chablis-like bottling we produce. -Lily Hays, Director of Hospitality and Education

92 points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous

The 2020 Pinot noir, Bentrock Vineyard is downright delicious with notes of strawberries, wet rocks, red licorice, melted strawberry popsicle, strawberry gusher and black cherry. Supple tannins are well-integrated into this balanced, complex Pinot that will delight any and all dinner guests. -Lily Hays, Direct to Consumer Business Manager

92 points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous

Spice driven and savory, this Pinot has bright acidity complemented by texture and weight. Bright red fruits and dried leaves on the nose resonate on the palate. -Lily Hays, Direct to Consumer Business Manager

94 points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous

The 2020 La Encantada Vineyard jumps out of the glass with blackberry jam, mixed berry pie and warm winter spices. Bold, brooding dark fruit on the palate is complemented by soft, chalky tannins and a firm finish. -Lily Hays, Direct to Consumer Business Manager

94 points - Jeb Dunnuck

This maritime-influenced Pinot Noir leans to the savory side of the spectrum with umami notes, salinity and textural richness. The texture is created by the high proportion of whole-cluster fermentation which is made possible by the dense core of dark fruit flavors we always find at Rancho La Viña. From this we can create a beautifully balanced, structured, dense and layered wine that will age beautifully. -Lily Hays, Direct to Consumer Business Manager

92 points - Wine Enthusiast

Our very favorite vineyard for Grenache, Larner Vineyard is a unique site with a bedrock of chalk and topsoil of sand. This rare soil type creates incredible texture in Larner fruit year after year. The 2020 is plush and elegant, with incredibly fine-grained tannins and a heavenly mouthfeel. Cherry cordial, sage and notes of violet bring elegance and subtlety to this complex and layered wine. -Lily Hays, Direct to Consumer Business Manager

93 points - Matt Kettmann, Wine Enthusiast

The 2020 Syrah/Grenache - Cuvée d'Inspiration bursts out of the glass with blueberries and ripe red raspberries, cherry cordial, and sweet herbs - tarragon, rosemary, and basil. On the palate, this wine is bright and energetic, with soft but mouth-coating tannins and a luxurious finish. A lovely interplay between power and elegance, this wine is both quaffable and intriguing. - Matt Brady, Winemaker

94 points - Wine & Spirits

A classic example of cool climate Syrah grown in California. The nose hits with florals: violet and lavender, and notes of cracked pepper, woody herbs: rosemary, sage and thyme. Dark fruits like black currants, black plums and blueberries complement the complexity and richness of this wine and contribute to a dense midpalate and lasting finish. -Lily Hays, Direct to Consumer Business Manager

94 points -  Matt Kettmann, Wine Enthusiast

The 2019 Pinot noir – John Sebastiano Vineyard gives an aroma of youthful blue and black fruit – blueberries and figs – and savory notes of new leather, freshly cut herbs and artichoke leaf. On the palate, this approachable Pinot noir boasts juicy red fruits and freshly fallen leaves. The dusty, fine-grained tannins support a textural mouthfeel and a long finish. -Matt Brady, Winemaker

95 points - Antonio Galloni, Vinous

The 2019 Pinot noir – La Encantada Vineyard is all about complexity, density and texture. The structure of this Pinot suggests it will age beautifully and easily hold up for decades, abounding with silky but ample tannins from the first sip all the way through the wonderfully long finish. Plush, ripe fruits – red and black plum – are complimented by notes of rich, organic soil and autumn leaves. A perfect combination of weight and balance on all fronts, this wine will have you captivated! -Lily Hays, Direct to Consumer Business Manager

95 points - Matt Kettmann, Wine Enthusiast

This wine is the best of what Sta. Rita Hills Pinot can be: pure, focused, silky, velvety, bold and expressive without being heavy. This wine is all about texture, and the tannin profile is wonderfully rich without being mouthcoating. This wine is polished, pretty and textural, and the umami pops on finish. Delicious. -Lily Hays, Direct to Consumer Business Manager

93 points - Wine Enthusiast - Editor's Choice

The 2019 Pinot Noir - Rio Vista Vineyard is an incredibly synchronous wine, beautifully balanced between fruit, earth and spice. On the nose this wine has candied cherries, dried leaves and exotic spices. On the palate, the tannins are super fine-grained, reminiscent of Rooibos tea leaves. Floral notes of hibiscus compliment dried red cherries, cherry cordial and cola notes. This wine is very integrated and ready to drink now. -Lily Hays, Direct to Consumer Business Manager

94 points - Erin Brooks, The Wine Advocate

The 2019 Grenache - Larner Vineyard is again a superb expression of cool-climate Grenache - incredibly focused, deep and multidimensional, while still retaining bright, refreshing acid. The high inclusion of stems makes this Grenache both savory and spicy, while still showcasing the flashy Santa Barbara fruit profile we love. Notes of raspberry cream soda, baking spice and dried apricots with a hint of fennel create a food-friendly and layered wine with tons of aging potential, but that's delicious upon release. -Matt Brady, Winemaker