| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
2017 Firestone Vineyard Pinot Noir ReserveSta. Rita Hills more |
4/25/2024 - bin905 wrote: 88 pointsGreen pepper flavor dominates. Probably from stems. |
| Red |
2021 Firestone Vineyard Cabernet SauvignonSanta Ynez Valley more |
4/7/2024 - 1199 Likes this wine: 91 pointsDefinitely an overrating but I freaking love this wine. |
| Red |
2016 Firestone Vineyard Proximity Twenty Six ReserveSanta Ynez Valley Red Blend more |
2/8/2024 - ras2006 Likes this wine: 91 pointsdark red color, ripe cherry, very smooth, light/moderate tannins - nice |
| Red |
2016 Firestone Vineyard Proximity Twenty Six ReserveSanta Ynez Valley Red Blend more |
1/6/2024 - CaptBmann Likes this wine: 91 pointsAerated and decanted. Very deep dark garnet slow legs slight sediment. Full body cherry oak blackberry cassis dry soft medium tannins. 77% Petit Verdot 23% Cabernet Sauvignon. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1985 Firestone Vineyard Johannisberg RieslingCentral Coast more |
7/28/2017 - lovanc@outlook.com wrote: NRThis was an amazing wine. Who would of thought that a 32 year old Riesling that looked like soy sauce would have the balance and layers of flavors. Perfect pairing with some French blue. |
| White |
2017 Firestone Vineyard GewürztraminerSanta Barbara County more |
12/26/2023 - rshah123 Likes this wine: 88 pointsFloral, citrus nose. light and crisp. |
| Red |
2020 Firestone Vineyard Jarhead RedCalifornia Red Blend more |
12/11/2023 - Jeff Gray Likes this wine: 90 pointsstarts with red fruit, leaning towards strawberry. Notes of leather, nice tannins. Excellent value |
| Red |
2009 Firestone Vineyard Cabernet FrancSanta Ynez Valley more |
11/17/2023 - Cest_f Likes this wine: 88 pointsIt was good, should have been drunk but wasn't stewed .... just light and touching on over the hill |
| Red |
1978 Firestone Vineyard Pinot NoirSanta Ynez Valley more |
11/10/2023 - Windacre in the Slope Likes this wine: 91 pointsGood right on opening, bit on the sweet side but not overwhelmingly so. Has a nice bright Burgundian finish to it that I quite like. |
| Red |
2012 Firestone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Proximity Twenty SixSanta Ynez Valley more |
11/2/2023 - Sheldog Likes this wine: 91 pointsHave had this cellared for some time and decided it was time to open since the community said I should have finished this a year ago. It is beautiful wine still and had aged just fine. I see no reason why this can’t go another 2-4 years. It’s a bit rugged but that is from an abundance of Petit Verdot. I’m don’t believe further aging will help but it won’t hurt either. Suggest having with a heavy meal. It will stand up to almost anything. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| White |
2020 Firestone Vineyard Sauvignon BlancSanta Barbara County more |
10/22/2023 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 82 pointsCompletely primary on the nose, and most of the fruits are bruised/over ripe. It begs the question "was this meant to age 3 years?". Grapefruit, over ripe/bruised white nectarine, over ripe/bruised melon, over ripe/bruised apple...you get the picture. Intensity of aromas is medium +. The palate is pretty consistent with the nose; adding wet stone and a nuttiness that I think comes from bottle age. Intensity of flavors is medium. |
| Red |
2019 Firestone Vineyard MerlotSanta Ynez Valley more |
9/22/2023 - Hiker4life70 Does not like this wine: 75 pointsThe oak/vanillin in this wine is the first thing noticeable. It is cloyingly sweet. There is minimal tannins. I ordered this at a restaurant to accompany my ribeye which was tasty but not with this. No one would mistake this for right bank Bordeaux or Duckhorn 3 Palms and this is what maligned the California Merlot wine industry in Sideways. Sorry had a margarita to save my meal |
| White |
2020 Firestone Vineyard Sauvignon BlancSanta Barbara County more |
8/12/2023 - Jamul Wino wrote: 84 pointsColor - Light Yellow |
| White |
2020 Firestone Vineyard RieslingSanta Barbara County more |
7/22/2023 - crcarlson wrote: 86 pointsclear gold |
| Red |
2015 Firestone Vineyard Chairman's Series LineageSanta Ynez Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
6/19/2023 - Stampeder Likes this wine: 90 pointsUpdated review. 5 more years down and this has really mellowed with age. Great depth of flavor. That tobacco taste I get from a lot of Firestone wines has greatly diminished. |
| White |
2021 Firestone Vineyard Sauvignon BlancSanta Barbara County more |
6/2/2023 - Halfeel wrote: 88 pointsJust OK 87-88 at best. |
| White |
2021 Firestone Vineyard RieslingCentral Coast more |
5/28/2023 - P_R Does not like this wine: NRThe nose had a bit more lemon citrus, maybe a bit less floral. The body was acidic, bouncy. However, there wasn’t enough flavor in the palate for me and there was also something that tasted odd to me at the end. I’m too much of a noob to know what it might have been. I don’t think it was flawed, just something I didn’t like. Importer (?) is Foley Food and Wine Society. Haven’t heard of them before. That always worries me a little. |
| Red |
1975 Firestone Vineyard Pinot NoirSanta Ynez Valley more |
4/14/2023 - chatters wrote: NRFriday at the strand (Strand Cellars, Croydon): "Served blind. |
| White |
2016 Firestone Vineyard GewürztraminerSanta Ynez Valley more |
4/6/2023 - Tahoe641 Likes this wine: 97 pointsExcellant with shrimp and calamari dinner. Light fruitful and delicious. |
| Red |
2014 Firestone Vineyard Chairman's Series LineageSanta Ynez Valley Red Bordeaux Blend more |
2/15/2023 - Stampeder Likes this wine: 89 pointsSolid blend. Signature Firestone tobacco/earth notes on the pallette. At this poi t, it has aged nicely and give rounded dark fruits with a bit of sweet. There is tang on the back end, which leaves you with a subpar finish. |
| Red |
1978 Firestone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage ReserveSanta Ynez Valley more |
2/5/2023 - Cailles wrote: 94 points30x California 1978: So many wines from this great Californian vintage at the age of 45 certainly qualifies as a “once in a lifetime” event. A few observations: 1) The quality was very high (almost all my ratings above 90pts). And only four faulty wines (2x corked, 2x over the hill/flawed, sadly those two were the Ridge Monte Bello and the Phelps Insignia). 2) The wines are ready to drink, the tannins have melted but the tension and freshness remain high - across the board. 3) There is still lots of fruit left and I was surprised how most wines didn’t show lots of tertiary aromas (find me the Bdx 1982 without tertiary aromas!). IMO, more than a handful of the wines could continue to improve for a few years. 4) Style wise, these are obviously quite different from today’s Napa wines with much less ripeness and more mineral accents. But hardly any wine we had would be mistaken for a Bordeaux in a blind tasting (unlike 80s/90s Dominus). 5) Best reds: Inglenook Limited Cask, Beaulieu GDL Reserve, Stags Leap Cask 23 4.5l (all 96pts), Heitz Bella Oaks, Simi Reserve, Stag’s Leap Cask 23 0.75l (all 95pts). The best wine overall, however, was the magical Late Harvest Riesling from Phelps (98pts). |
| Red |
1978 Firestone Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage ReserveSanta Ynez Valley more |
1/28/2023 - G_H wrote: 93 points1978 California Cabernet Horizontal: Beautiful surprise, quite young, dense, some tannin left. Very long |
| Red |
1978 Firestone Vineyard Cabernet SauvignonSanta Ynez Valley more |
1/28/2023 - sirpat00 Likes this wine: 95 pointsCalifornia 1978 (Zunfthaus zur Waag, Zurich): Grand tasting of 1978 California wines, mostly from Napa. Main takeaways: i/ surprisingly high quality on average for wines that were not intended for such long-term aging with plenty of primary fruit left, ii/ but within the detail nonetheless a broad range with the worst few suffering from clear signs of fatigue while the best showed hardly age, iii/ top wines were Phelps Cab Sauv (97), Firestone Cab Sauv (95), and Beaulieu George de Latour Private Reserve (95). Full list sorted by score included in the tasting story. |
| Red |
2018 Firestone Vineyard Cabernet SauvignonSanta Ynez Valley more |
1/17/2023 - Jzizzle Likes this wine: 90 pointsA bit more time in bottle has improved this as I hoped. Still not showing any dramatic notes of significant age, but does seem to hang together better and with a more attractive fruit profile. A really nice wine for the price, lacking the concentration and power of top tier, but otherwise a tasty California Cab that seems honest, balanced, and delicious. |
| Red |
2014 Firestone Vineyard MerlotSanta Ynez Valley more |
1/15/2023 - Wineonthevine wrote: 86 pointsSome bing cherry notes. Mild tannins. A little hot on the finish. Contrary to what another reviewer wrote, this wine is nowhere near a Cab!! At least not now, some years after they wrote that. |
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