The Underground Wineletter’s John Tilson loves our 2017 Chardonnays!
– The Underground Wine Letter – https://www.undergroundwineletter.com – CHANIN WINE COMPANY Posted By John Tilson On September 1, 2019 @ 5:36 pm In Distinctive New Wines | 2 Comments [1] It was in 2011 when I first visited Gavin Chanin who had just launched his own winery after an apprenticeship at Au Bon Climat and […]
Jeb Dunnuck gives our 2016 Vintage rave reviews!
2016 Chanin Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard- 96 Points The 2016 Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard comes from a terrific site just outside of Santa Maria. It has more citrus and minerality, with some marine oyster shell notes, medium to full body, gorgeous acidity, and a layered, seamless texture. This is fabulous stuff all the way and […]
Jeb Dunnuck scores our 2015 Vintage!
2015 Chanin Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard- 92 Points “The 2015 Chardonnay Bien Nacido Vineyard is racy and ultra-fresh, with notes of citrus, salt block, white peach and hints of spice in its medium-bodied, surprisingly concentrated and textured personality. It’s a beautiful Chardonnay that’s going to hit prime time in another year (or so) and keep […]
Antonio Galloni scores our 2016 vintage!
2016 Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, Pinot Noir- 94 Points “The 2016 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard offers lovely density and richness, with quite a bit of tannic intensity that is going to need time to resolve. Blue and purplish berry fruit, lavender, mint and spice all develop in the glass, but it is the […]
Antonio Galloni says Chanin’s 2015 Pinot Noir, Duvarita Vineyard “is a total knockout”!
2015 Pinot Noir, Sanford & Benedict Vineyard – 95 Points The 2015 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is bold and racy, but also shows a good bit of freshness. Dark cherry, plum, lavender, mint, violet and sweet spices are front and center. Pliant and ripe, but with good supporting energy, the 2015 is all […]
The Daily Meal Named Chanin one of the best wineries in America
30. Chanin Wine Co., Los Alamos, Calif. Read article here Gavin Chanin, who learned the winemaker’s art working with Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat (No. 4) and Bob Lindquist of Qupé (No. 25), also logging time at wineries in New Zealand and South Africa, makes what John Tilson of The Underground Wineletter calls […]
Food & Wine- Named Chanin as one of Santa Barbara’s Producers to look for!
Food & Wine mentioned Chanin as one the producers to look for in Santa Barbara. Read article here May 12, 2017
The Underground Wineletter ‘s John Tilson Applauds the 2014 Chanin Wines
From the Underground Wine Letter by John Tilson… “The 2014 wines from Chanin and Lutum are a great success and reflect the vintage. As compared with earlier vintages, they are true to form and beautifully balanced with great purity and lots of finesse. The wines are made with the Lutum wines de-stemmed and the Chanin […]
Chanin named in the Top 100 wineries , second year in row, by Wine & Spirits!
For the second year in a row, Chanin Wine has been named one of Wine & Spirits’ top 100 wineries
Wine & Spirits rates two Chanin 2014 wines as Year’s Best!
Luke Sykora of Wine & Spirits recently rated two Chanin wines as exceptional with a rating of 91 each. 2014 Santa Maria Valley Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay- 91 ” Since 2008 Gavin Chanin has his made Bien Nacid0 chardonnay from a single block planted in 1973. The mature vines responded well to warm 2014 […]
