S.S. Mandani

9.6

Dragonette was my favorite vineyard visit in the Central Coast.

I got a private wine tour early in the morning. It was very quaint. Very behind the scenes. Very wine nerd. But also grounded and practical.

I like their common sense approach that values balance and exceptionalism.

I thought they were making (and blending) the best chardonnays in Santa Barbara wine country at large.

Lemon peel, quince, golden pear, citrus cream, and tangy pineapple on the nose, sea salt flakes as well.

Damn. What a chard. Pound for pound, the most punching and rich flavor profile of Capri lemons, pineapple, mango, minerality of Chablis, but such great and deep fruit flavor with a long finish.

Beautiful, memorable, and high quality wine. — 3 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

Great. Spicy. Hot. A little nutty. Not my style but made well. — 3 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

N: white flowers. Hint gooseberry. Very elegant. So floral. Very distinctive

P: very interesting. Balanced. Juicy. Long. Amazing acidic balance.

*

Garber 25 16 btg. — 3 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.0

Good but to big for me. Some apple. — 3 months ago

Paul T, Missing My Beautiful Wife 24/7

9.5

Copy & paste will not format so excuse the incompetence 👌🏼First time having this one, smells better on day 1 by a smidge tastes better on day 2 . Winery notes 35% Fiddlestix, 35% Radian, 12% Bentrock, 12% Sanford & Benedict, & 6% Rancho La Vina. The blend comes from lots that were 89% destemmed and 11% whole cluster. The wine was aged on its lees for 19 months in French oak barrels (50% new) and bottled unfined & unfiltered. We think it is remarkably expressive for such a dramatically scaled, well structured wine, and its silky texture and impeccable balance will yield a tremendous aging curve. Drink 2026-2038+. — 8 months ago

Mark Eastom

9.0

Love that this is still called “Presidio Vineyard” in delectable. Cheers Doug!
Tart cherry, sassafras, rhubarb, earth, spice and nice acid. Love this vineyard. — 5 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

Terrific. — 3 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

Cold year. Very nice but lacks further différenciation. May be this will come with more age on the bottle. — 3 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

Big wine well done just not my style. — 3 months ago

Matthew Cohen

8.9

N: off at first. Then closed. Then Faint peach. White flowers. Needs 5 minutes.

P: peach. Elegant. Mineral. Good acid. Briny.

Garner — 3 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.5

No formal notes - not a burgh but extremely well made! — 6 months ago

Bridget Murray

10

Small operation where the tasting room employees collaborate to make this wine every year! Lovely story, lovely wine. — 2 years ago

Frank B

8.9

Not sure about it. Mouth feel is good earthy sanguine flavors that I am still processing. — 5 years ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.2

Quite fruit driven, spicy, strawberry, red fruit, savory and juicy - but just not my thing - still an excellent wine. — 3 months ago

Pinotman /// Andreas

9.3

Super tropical, mangos, touch pineapple and grass, no pyrazine grapefruit. Well done! — 3 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.4

N: ephemeral. Hint of florals. Elegant florals. A breeze over a flower garden.

P: delicious. Juicy. Early to mid season cherry. So pure. So clean.

Gardner 56.67 — 3 months ago

Matthew Cohen

9.3

N spice licorice. Floral. Very pretty.

P hint candy. Hint licorice.

Gardner 20 — 3 months ago

Mark Mannebach

9.3

More feminine style but with great notes of cranberry strawberry and mineral notes. — 7 months ago

Kamall

9.1

More minerality then the Happy Canyon. Lovely SB — 5 years ago

Frank B

9.2

Still getting a sense of it. Fair amount of oak. — 5 years ago