2011 Los Alamos Pinot Noir named in SF Chronicle’s Top 100 Wines of 2013!

We’re thrilled to have the inaugural vintage of the ‘Los Alamos Vineyard’ Pinot Noir on San Francisco Chronicle’s Top 100 list for 2013. This is the third year in a row one of our wines has made the list, and it’s a huge honor!

Check out Jon Bonné’s full article and list of wines online.

2011 Chanin Los Alamos Vineyard Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir ($48, 13.62%): His Chardonnay talents are such that Gavin Chanin’s Pinot Noirs often occupy the background, but his work with this parcel north of the Purisima Hills – well known to Au Bon Climat fans – shows just how much we still have to learn about Santa Barbara’s Pinot geography. It’s a less flourishy style, but full of deep damson plum flavors, plus dark mineral, fenugreek and a zesty Seville orange bite. Pure, intense stuff.