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Central Coast

Central Coast AVA is a huge wine producing area that extends from Santa Barbara County in the south to San Francisco in the north. With more than 100,000 vineyard acres, it includes parts of six counties near the Pacific Ocean. Nearly 20 smaller AVAs lie within the Central Coast AVA. Central Coast earned appellation status in 1985. Included in the appellation are parts of the counties of Contra Costa, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz. Nearly every grape varietal grown in California is grown somewhere in the Central Coast AVA, though Chardonnay accounts for nearly 50% of the entire wine grape crop.

2021 Sine Qua Non

2-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

2016 Sine Qua Non Dirt Vernacular Grenache

1.5ltr

JD  100   
WA  98+    
VN  98   

2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Grenache

1.5ltr

WA  99   
JD  99   
VN  96-98   

2018 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache

1.5ltr

JD  100   
WA  99   
CT  97.5   
VN  97+    

2012 Sine Qua Non Rattrapante Grenache & Touché Syrah

2-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

2017 Sine Qua Non The Hated Hunter Syrah

1.5ltr

JD  98-100   
WA  97-100   
CT  95.8   
VN  95-97   

2006 Saxum Booker Vineyard

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  94   
WS  94   
VN  92   

2010 Saxum Booker Vineyard

1.5ltr

WA  98   
WS  94   
VN  94   
CT  94.4   

2011 Saxum Booker Vineyard

1.5ltr

Signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

WA  96+    
VN  94   

2010 Saxum Broken Stones

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

WA  96   
VN  94   
WS  93   

2011 Saxum Broken Stones

1.5ltr

Capsule condition issue; elevated cork; signs of past seepage; base neck fill or better

WA  96   
VN  94   

2010 Saxum James Berry Vineyard

1.5ltr

Signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

WA  97   
WS  94   
VN  94   
CT  94.1   

2019 Saxum James Berry Vineyard

1.5ltr

WA  96   

2011 Saxum James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock Syrah

1.5ltr

WA  98+    
VN  95   
WS  93   

2013 Saxum James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock Syrah

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

WA  99   
WS  96   
VN  92-94   

2018 Saxum James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock Syrah

1.5ltr

JD  97-99   

2020 Saxum James Berry Vineyard Bone Rock Syrah

1.5ltr

WA  95   
WS  95   

2019 Saxum James Berry Vineyard Rocket Block

1.5ltr

JD  98+    
VN  97   

2011 Saxum Paderewski Vineyard

1.5ltr

WA  97   
VN  94   
WS  92   

2012 Saxum Paderewski Vineyard

1.5ltr

WA  96+    
VN  92+    

2013 Saxum Paderewski Vineyard

1.5ltr

WA  96-99   
VN  94   

2013 Saxum Paderewski Vineyard

1.5ltr

WA  96-99   
VN  94   

2019 Saxum Paderewski Vineyard

1.5ltr

JD  98   
VN  97   
WA  95   
WS  94   

2018 Saxum The Hexe

1.5ltr

JD  100   
WA  95   

2007 Sea Smoke Cellars Chardonnay

1.5ltr