Fiddlehead Winery Tasting
Fiddlehead winery tasting room
Tasted September 3, 2010 by wineismylife with 425 views
Introduction
Our fourth tasting stop today was at Fiddlehead in the Lompoc "Wine Ghetto". There are now almost 14 wineries operating tasting rooms in the wine ghetto which is nothing more than an aged industrial park with box warehouse facilities lined up like a deck of cards. The tasting staff on duty today was very friendly, knowledgeable and personable. I believe tasting fees are $10.00 per person for a tasting of 8-10 wines but beforehand we made arrangements for our tasting through our buddy T-Bone who very graciously arranged to have our tasting fees waived. We tasted our way through three of their Sauvignon Blancs first with the l'Overt clearly coming in first and the Happy Canyon coming in second. We then tasted our way through four Pinot Noirs, all coming in right at the 90 point mark, maybe varying by one point either direction.
Flight 1 (7 notes)
White
2007 Fiddlehead Cellars Sauvignon Blanc
USA, California, Central Coast, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara
Tasted at the winery. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of wet grass, herbs and citrus fruits. Flavors of lime, lemon and a bit of grapefruit. Medium acidity, light to medium body. Drink over the short term. 90.
White
2002 Fiddlehead Cellars Sauvignon Blanc L' Orvert
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley
Tasted at the winery. Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of sulfur, honeysuckle and flowers. Flavors of lemon, orange and lime. Medium acidity, medium body. Drink over the short term. 90+
White
2009 Fiddlehead Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Goosebury
USA, California, Central Coast, Santa Ynez Valley
Tasted at the winery. Light yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of gooseberries, lime, apricot and kumquat. Flavors of lime and grapefruit. Medium acidity, light body. Drink over the short term. 89+
Red
2006 Fiddlehead Cellars Pinot Noir Seven Twenty Eight Fiddlestix Vineyard
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Tasted at the winery. Garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of briar patch, berries and cherries. Flavors of cherries, berries, raspberries and a dash of bitters on the finish. Medium acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium body. Drink over the short to medium term. 89+?
Red
2006 Fiddlehead Cellars Pinot Noir Lollapalooza Fiddlestix Vineyard
USA, California, Central Coast, Sta. Rita Hills
Tasted at the winery. Garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of raspberries, cherries, a bit of dust and some white pepper notes. Flavors of black raspberries, black cherries and black berries. Medium to bright acidity, medium to firm tannins, medium to full bodied. Drink over the medium term. 90-91.
Red
2007 Fiddlehead Cellars Pinot Noir Oldsville Reserve
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Tasted at the winery. Garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of red hills dirt, perfume, raspberry and cherry. Flavors of red berries, red raspberries and red cherries. Bright acidity, medium tannins, medium body. Drink over the short to medium term. 90+
Red
2006 Fiddlehead Cellars Pinot Noir Alloro
USA, Oregon, Willamette Valley
Tasted at the winery. Garnet color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of briar patch, berries and raspberries. Flavors of berries and cherries. Medium to bright acidity, medium tannins, medium body. Drink over the medium term. 90-91.
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