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Bien Nacido Vineyards - J.Wilkes
Written by shawn on date 30 May 2013 in Central Coast, Santa Barbara County, Wine Reviews
If you have had the pleasure of drinking wine from the famed Bien Nacido Vineyards in Santa Maria Valley of Santa Barbara County, then you know the fruit coming out is exceptionally special. Winemakers from all over California are lined up just waiting for the chance to obtain some of the States very best fruit.
(Photo Above - Left To Right: Joshua Klapper (La Fenentre) Steve Heimoff (Wine Enthusiats Magazine) Greg Brewer (Brewer/Clifton) and Nicholas Miller in the doorway
As the Millers watched from a close distance so many of their customers produced world class wines. I often wondered if the day would come that the Millers would produce their own wine. In very recent years the Miller family has not only started prouducing their own wine, but under a few different labels.
The Miller family decided to honor Jeff and continue the label that bears his name. The 2012 Pinot Blanc is a wine that captures you with refreshment and intrigue.
This wine offers amazing milerality, wet stone, grapefruit, giant peach, and beautiful bright acidity. It took my palate a bit to determine, however there were notes of guava that held my attention.
This sample was provided by the winery.
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