Fess Parker, The Big Easy, Santa Barbara County

Quite a delightful wine. Still has it. Big fruit. Nice finish.

2007 vintage

Still big, jamy and delicious.

2007 vintage

Pretty oaky nose with redeeming Syrah funk, black pepper, and wild blueberry scents. Full bodied, ripe blueberry fruit with a streak of mocha and black pepper. Not tasting as much oak as I'm sniffing, which is good. Ready to drink.

2010 vintage

Lovely Syrah. Think dry blackberry without the sweetness. Big dry finish. Still getting better.

2007 vintage

Deleting 2013 Vintage Bottle Not in Inventory

2010 vintage

Very nice blend. Dark ruby red with hints of cherry.

2011 vintage

Interesting wine, big, somewhat grapey, some tannin, shared with friends, not my cup of tea but ok, drank with swordfish, would not drink again.

2010 vintage

Big and juicy Syrah. A keeper.

2007 vintage

Truly think that it could be 2025 and this wine will still be alive and kicking. Big and jammy as you would expect but aging has smoothed out some of the rougher edges.

2007 vintage

Fun bottle. Big wine with Petite Sirah playing a large role. Chocolate, toffee and graphite. Sharp acidity. Long finish marked by furry tannins.

2011 vintage

Fairly tannic. Deep color. Very ripe. Rhone-like flavors. Probably could use a couple more years of age.

2011 vintage

smoky flavor with some zing in the after taste.

2011 vintage

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2010 vintage

We got this bottle from Fess’ wine club in March, 2013. This blend is similar to a Chateauneuf-du-Pape and is ALWAYS good. Let’s see how the 2010 measures-up. The bouquet exhibits both red and dark fruits, a slight essence of oak, a bit of earth, and some herbal and spicy elements as well. This blend consists of 66% Syrah (one of Fess’ best/most consistently good varietals), 19% Petite Sirah, and 15% Grenache. The grapes for this blend came from three …

2010 vintage

Dark, well-bodied with berry hints.

2007 vintage

Easy and very enjoyable.

2010 vintage

Nice fruit and tannins- could have aged a few more years.

2011 vintage

Ultra modern, comprised of unintegrated component parts, including sharp alcohol, jammy, stewed fruit, over-the-top timber treatment, and a bitter (cheap lumber) finish. In a word...YUCK!!!

2010 vintage

Indifferent

2010 vintage

Very nice nose with typical berry and syrah aromas. Acidity makes this better with food than alone. Paired well with garlic meatballs. Subtle soft tannins.

2010 vintage

Tobacco, anise, pepper, garlic.

2010 vintage

A well blended all around good drinking wine. Good fruit in the nose with good complexity in the mouth.

2011 vintage

Started this off with no decant time, very dark in the glass with long slow moving legs. The bouquet is meat and pepper with hint of fruit, guessing air time will change how it presents itself. The taste doesn't match the smell exactly, little tannins, somewhat acidic, the fruit is more obvious. Fairly complex and with a longer finish the pepper makes it pop at the end, very enjoyable!

2010 vintage

Dark red violet color; reduction, roasted black fruit, mocha nose; tight, ripe black fruit, ripe berry, blackberry palate; approachable now but with sweet tannins that should resolve in 2-3 years; medium-plus finish (66% Syrah, 19% Petite Sirah, 15% Grenache; 14.9% alcohol; 20 months in 40% new French and American oak)

2010 vintage

Surprising full and fun to drink. I recommend.

2010 vintage

Tasted at FP winery. Smooth drinking red with deep colors and aromas of blueberry and plum, soft tannic taste, medium finish with touch of vanilla and chocolate. Feel like it would pair nicely with a ribeye or juicy 70/30 hamburger.

2010 vintage

The dark plum and blackberry aromas smell roasted and sweet, also aromas of tar and rich potting soil. Rich and extracted on the palate, the blackberry and blueberry fruit comes in waves. Supported by medium acid and fine tannins, this fruit-bomb also shows notes of fig paste, mocha and toasted oak. After ten minutes, a hint of black olive comes out. Hedonistic, not much subtlety here, but up there on the delicious scale. Could use a year or two. I …

2010 vintage

Nice nose with hints of coffee and dark cherry. Complex flavors in the mouth with light tannins and full mouth excitement. Blueberry, blackberry, chocolate, and hints of spice and cherry in the mouth.

2010 vintage

dark, dense powerful wine of black plum and black cherry which does not overwhelm as it moves into a decent finish

2007 vintage

Got this bottle from the winery's wine club (price unknown) in November 2010 and drank with Barefoot Contessa's meatloaf with Tyler Florence's meatloaf tomato relish (we thought Ina's meatloaf recipe was better than Tyler's but absolutely LOVE Tyler's meatloaf tomato relish). The bouquet reveals plenty of dark/black fruit, along with significant earth, oak, and spice suggestions. Sho' 'nuff, this is a dark, rich, creamy, earthy, spicy red blend (92% Syrah and 8% Grenache from the Camp Four Vineyard in San …

2007 vintage

Dark, lush raspberry and cherry flavoured, bit of a fruit bomb, but also some pleasant acidity but persistent wood on the finish; consumed after dinner with some gorgonzola and fig jam on toasted baguette crackers and that was a very good fit.

2007 vintage

Rich and opulent, black cherry flavoured with mocha, creamy, expressive and quite luxurious.

2007 vintage

Very tasty & full-bodied. Tasted better as more air got to it. Left in vacuumed bottle over night & was very good the second day.

2007 vintage

Big alcohol you can taste, at $30 it's too expensive for what it is. Tasty, but a bit rough.

2007 vintage

This has really come around, still rich, ripe and oaky, but some structure here to make it worth the rating.

2007 vintage

This is a fruit bomb pain and simple, but we all knew that going in...right? It's a well made wine, very dark purple in the glass, super extracted dark fruits, smooth but present tannins. Lacks the acidity I prefer, and the initial nose will catch fire if you don't give it enough time to breathe. The oak is very present with a strong vanilla aroma. Not my style, but I know many will love it.

2007 vintage

Made to impress the impressionnable - at 15% alcool the finish and mid-palate is hot, spiciness détecte, but not well-balanced and over-extracted.

2007 vintage

Full bodied almost sweet wine with some violet blueberry notes and lots of oak. Lots of comparable examples available for much less.

2007 vintage

Disappointed. This is a big, hot syrah. While the bones are there with flavors of chocolate, licorice and coffee, these elements are poorly integrated leaving me feeling more like I'm being clubbed than caressed. And it's 14.9 booze hangs over this wine like a dense fog, getting in the way of any real enjoyment. Sadly, I thing time will only marginally help this wine.

2007 vintage

Very fruity... Solid red in appearance. Faint aroma. Everything on this wine is ...ok...just ok. Nothing special.

2007 vintage

Somewhat disjointed, with ripe fruit, coffee and oak coming forward. A touch hollow in the middle, but a decent finish and decent balance makes this a good wine, just not really for the price. Might leave my other bottle for a few years to see if it comes together a bit better.

2007 vintage

Very dark color. Nose of roasted coffee beans. Mostly espresso and mocha in the mouth. Plush and round mouthfeel. Long finish, but a bit rough and oaky. 5-11-14-6: 86/100.

2007 vintage

Very dark, inky purple in color, almost black and quite viscous. By appearance alone, this looks like ruby Port. It doesn't smell like Port, though, with extremely primary aromas of blackberries and vanilla. On the nose, this has just a ton of oak, and the palate confirms it. This is very extracted, with blackberry reduction and vanilla frosting. This wine is extremely sweet, and is about as remote from the terroir as it is possible to be. This is all …

2007 vintage

Big, but just not well integrated and too one dimensional. Expected more.

2007 vintage

Beautiful syrah. This had an intense purple color. Complex aromatics, with spice, black fruit (plum and raspberry), and tobacco. Medium bodied but elegant, with lots of rich, concentrated dark fruit flavors, has a nice long finish.

2007 vintage

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