Whitcraft Winery, Santa Barbara County, KickOn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016 Barolo to its knock-out aromatics of

to its knock-out aromatics of framboise

with white peach and melon fruit and hints of toasted nuts and butter

A wonderful wine if not the best vintage

there's an element of peppery herbs that few 1998 California Cabernets totally avoid

and almost sake-like in its umami texture

Whitcraft Winery, Santa Barbara County, KickOn Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016 Barolo to its knock-out aromatics ofWhen Drake Whitcraft took over the family winery in 2007 (the winery was founded two decades before, in 1985 by his parents, Chris and Kathleen) his goal was to make balanced Central Coast wine of purity, honesty, and finesse. Because he grew up within the culture of wine and California winemaking, he was perpetually under the tutelage of both father Chris and friend Burt Williams, founder of the legendary Williams Selyem winery in Sonoma. During a