On August 11th Beckmen had their annual Wine Club party. The poured a selection of wines, both current releases and a few library wines. Here's what we had:
Current Releases:
2006 Beckmen Sauvignon Blanc, Estate
2005 Beckmen Sauvignon Blanc, Purisima Mountain Vineyard
2006 Beckmen Grenache Blanc, Purisima Mountain Vineyard
2005 Beckmen "Le Bec Blanc"
2006 Beckmen Grenache Rose, Purisima Mountain Vineyard
2005 Beckmen "Cuvee Le Bec"
2005 Beckmen Grenache, Purisima Mountain Vineyard
2004 Beckmen Syrah, Estate
2005 Beckmen Syrah, Estate
2005 Beckmen Syrah, Purisima Mountain Vineyard
2005 Beckmen Syrah, "Barrel Select"
2005 Beckmen Syrah, "Block Six"
2005 Big Hands Syrah
2005 Beckmen Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate
Library wines:
2000 Beckmen Syrah, Estate
1999 Beckmen Syrah, Purisima Mountain Vineyard
2001 Beckmen Grenache, Purisima Mountain Vineyard
Wow! A lot of wine. We were there for about four hours and managed to try everything. I was really surprised with the Grenache Blanc and we bought a couple bottles. Also bought a bottle of the 2005 Beckmen "Atelier" ... a blend of Cabernet Franc and Merlot if I remember correctly. I've never had it, but this is the last year they're going to make since they've torn out their Cab Franc grapes.
After Beckmen we went to Foxen, it had been a while since we had been there and I've really liked everything they've had in the past. Here's the best that I remember of what we had:
2004 Foxen Chenin Blanc
2006 Foxen Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley
2004 Foxen "Cuvee Jean Marie"
2004 Foxen Cabernet Franc, "Tinaquaic Vineyard"
Loved everything ... only bought a bottle of the Cabernet Franc though. I've been on the waiting list for this wine club for over a year and can't wait to get on it. Although I'm not sure we'll be able to afford more wine! After Foxen we zipped down Foxen Canyon Road to make it to Koehler before they closed. We tasted:
2005 Koehler Sauvignon Blanc
2006 Koehler Riesling
2005 Koehler Grenache
2005 Koehler Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County
2005 Koehler Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills
2005 Koehler Syrah
Everything was good ... we love the Riesling and bought a few bottle of that. We had one at the pool the next day and it was fantastic. We went to dinner at The Vineyard House in Santa Ynez and had a bottle of 2005 Qupe Syrah, Central Coast with our meals. Good stuff, especially for the restaurant price of only $25.
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