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Ripe red fruit moving to black fruit and fresh mushrooms. Perfumed and lifted. Cassis and freshly turned soil. Stunning combination of black and evergreen. Regal structure that starts out taut and fleshes out with time in the glass. Mint leaves. Coolness. Black olive and smokey fruit. Intense structure with beautifully robust tannins. Learn More

40% Grenache, 40% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre. Grown, produced, and bottled by Stephan Vineyards, established in 1998 by Stephan Asseo. Features tea and tobacco leaf, garrigue, and jambon in the nose, as well as blueberries and pencil shavings. The mouth is full of spicy berries, licorice, and redcurrants. This wine is impeccably integrated. Learn More

Chanin Wine Co. is dedicated to crafting wines from Santa Barbara County that reflect the individual vineyard in which they are grown. There's a great complexity to this wine, with notes of toasted almonds, freshly baked bread, and a matchstick smokiness. On the palate, these become more subtle, laced with pear, kiwi, and curry leaf. The texture is incredibly smooth with a fresh, clean finish. Learn More

Deep ruby red. Primary aromas of black cherry, beetroot, and rhubarb leap from the glass. Upon further swirling an array of baking spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, and juniper waft into the fore. The palate shows darker Pinot Noir elements; complex olive, soy, and ink. Dark-cherry and liqueur-cherry flavors arise in the glass with air. Learn More

The 2012 Checkerboard Aurora Vineyard will entice you with a sweet sandalwood nose, mouth-coating fruit—blueberry and rhubarb compote—and has a tremendously long finish with notes of dark cherry, graphite and mahogany. Learn More

Made of 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Kennedy made her reputation on her estate-grown Cabernet, the only varietal produced at the winery between 1979 and 1988 and a bottling that is still limited to 600 cases per year. This 2009 exhibits a firm core of cedar, currant, spice and licorice, offering a classy, Bordeaux-like expression of structure, grace and refinement. Learn More

Rich flavors of blackberry pie, with chocolate and coffee overtones. The finish is round with a hint of spicy oak. This is the perfect Cabernet Sauvignon to serve with grilled or roasted meats. Learn More

Reminiscent of golden delicious apples, mango, ripe apricots, and hints of toast on the nose, this Chardonnay's mouthwatering acidity balances the slight creaminess that comes from its barrel aging and batonage. Its delicate structure on the palate leads to a round finish with lingering notes of Bosc pear and marzipan. A wonderful complement to a light mango and lobster salad or a hearty spaghetti alfredo. Learn More

Pale straw in color, with delicate green reflections. Intense fresh peach and pear; also, sharp citrus notes: ruby grapefruit, Clementine, orange peel. Ultra-dry, lemon zest prickery, followed with more fleshy white peach texture, bright acidity, and a crisp, clean mouthfeel. Learn More

The nose reveals lemon blossom, pineapple, and peach aromas with smoky oak nuances along with enticing vanilla spice and toasty brown sugar flavors. The creamy, mouthfilling palate creates a lush impression and is balanced by a rich, lingering finish. Enjoy this delicious wine with rich seafood, poultry, pork dishes, white-sauce pastas—like fettuccini Alfredo, or flavorful, softripening cheeses. Learn More

Ruby red in color, this Rum Barrel-Aged Merlot fills the glass with rich aromas of molasses, maple, and black plum. Well balanced flavors of jammy plum and blackberries with toasted coconut, baking spices and rich vanilla lead to a long, lush finish. Learn More

Paso Robles is quickly gaining a reputation among wine critics and connoisseurs for its velvety smooth Bordeaux varietals. Four Vines “The Kinker” hails from vineyards on Paso’s east side. This region, marked by a combination of warm temperatures, cool nights and gravelly well-draining soils, allows Cabernet Sauvignon to maintain its natural acidity yet offer ripe, smooth tannins. Learn More

The alluring pale chartreuse color in the glass is evocative of the Grimm’s Bluff Vineyard terroir, revealing lucid notes of wet hay, granny smith apple, and mango on the nose. Freshness of fruit, cutting acid, and crushed stone mineral tones arise on the palate and linger though a vibrant, persistent finish. Learn More

This resplendent wine nearly glows in the glass as aromas of stone fruit, wet granite, and sea water emerge. The mouthfeel is extraordinarily encompassing, leaving tingles of fresh lemon and ambrosia apple at the finish. As usual for fruit from the low-yielding Pisoni Vineyard, this white has real muscle but remains elegant, and is deeply satisfying in that balance. Learn More

This Syrah is a bit of a stylistic outlier for Bedrock in that it is 12.4% finished alcohol and a more lacey, crunchy, aromatically ethereal wine.

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