Our Wines

Blair Fox was the recipient of the Andre Tchelistcheff "Winemaker of the Year" Award!

2007 "The Dare" Syrah ~96pts. Robert Parker

2007 Purisima Mountain Syrah ~95pts. Robert Parker

2007 Paradise Road Syrah ~(90-92)pts. Robert Parker

2007 Thompson Vyd. Syrah ~94pts. Robert Parker

2007 Tierra Alta Syrah ~95pts. Robert Parker

2006 "The Dare" Syrah ~ 92pts. Robert Parker

2006 Paradise Road Syrah ~91pts. Robert Parker

2006 Tierra Alta Syrah ~91pts. Robert Parker,

~Double-Gold San Francisco Wine Competition

2006 Purisima Mountain Syrah ~90pts. Robert Parker

2005 Tierra Alta Syrah ~ 92 Pts. Robert Parker

2005 Purisima Mountain Syrah ~ 90 Pts. Robert Parker
~Silver, San Francisco Int'l Wine Competition

~ 90 Pts. Steven Tanzer

2004 "The Dare" Syrah ~ 92 Pts. Robert Parker

2004 Paradise Road Syrah ~ 90 Pts. Robert Parker

2004 Tierra Alta Syrah ~ 90+ Pts. Robert Parker

2004 Purisima Mountain Syrah ~ 89+ Pts. Robert Parker

~ 89 Pts. Steven Tanzer

~ Double-Gold S.F. Wine Competition

2003 Paradise Road Syrah ~ 91 Pts. Robert Parker,

~ 90 Pts. Wines Spectator

2002 Paradise Road Syrah ~ 91 Pts. Robert Parker

Wine Advocate issue#190, Robert Parker notes "One of the more brilliant portfolios of Rhone Rangers I tasted on my tour of the Central Coast was that of Blair Fox. He has put together back-to-back vintages of great wines - powerful, rich, concentrated, age-worthy and impressively made."

According to Robert Parker ..."Blair Fox...fashions small lots of exceptionally high quality wines...most of these are very limited production cuvees, but they are unquestionably worthy of consumer interest." Issue #184

There are currently no wines available for purchase online. Due to our limited production, the only way to guarantee the enjoyment of all of our wines, is to become a member of our (8-bottle per year) Wine Club. Wines are also available for purchase through our tasting room in Los Olivos, but they sell out quickly.

Here is a list of our current offerings:

2010 Vermentino, Fox Family Vineyard: (91pts. James Suckling)

Winemaking: This is the third vintage of Vermentino from the Fox Family Vineyard. Vermentino was thought to have originated in Spain and has made amazing, crisp food-friendly wines in Italy and Southern France where it is named Rolle. These grapes were hand harvested, sorted and whole-cluster pressed to preserve the fresh, crisp and fruity quality of this amazing varietal. The juice was then fermented in all older French oak barrels while preventing malo-lactic fermentation with sulphur dioxide and aged in stainless steel. This wine was bottled in late March of 2011.

70 Cases Produced - $25 Per bottle

2008 Viognier, Santa Barbara County:

These grapes are hand harvested, sorted and whole-cluster pressed to preserve the fresh, floral and fruity quality of this amazing varietal. The juice is then fermented in all older French oak barrels while preventing malo-lactic fermentation and barrel aged for an additional ten months before being bottled.

90 pts. - Rhone Report

100 cases produced- $29 per bottle ~ $23.20 Club Member Price

2006 Paradise Road Syrah: (91 Pts. Robert Parker)

This vineyard experiences a much warmer climate than most other Santa Barbara County vineyards and possesses iron rich, nutrient deprived soils. This results in Syrah with tiny berries, small clusters and very concentrated flavors. The grapes were 100% destemmed and lightly crushed, leaving approximately 60% whole berries, into two 1.5-ton open top fermentors and cold-soaked for five days prior to inoculation with Rhone isolate yeast. After the cold soak, the grapes were punched down by hand three to four times per day until fermentation was complete. The must was basket pressed and settled before being racked to a combination of French and American oak barrels for aging. This wine was barrel aged for over two years and bottle aged for over a year prior to its release.

Robert Parker- 91pts.

Only 198 cases produced. $37 per bottle ~ $29.60 Club Member Price

2008 Purisima Mountain Syrah: (92pts. Steven Tanzer)

The Syrah clones 383, 174 and 7 were harvested from steep hillside blocks of the Purisima Mountain Vineyard. The grapes were grown Biodynamically utilizing the Earth�s lunar cycles and a very organic approach. These grapes were 90% destemmed and lightly crushed, leaving approximately 60% whole berries, while 10% was added whole-cluster, into a 1.5-ton open top fermentor and cold-soaked for about five days prior to allowing the native yeast to start fermentation.
After the cold soak, the grapes were punched down by hand three to four times per day, for 16 days, until the fermentation was complete. The must was basket pressed and settled before being racked to 100% French Oak barrels for aging. This wine was barrel aged for twenty months prior to being bottled in August of 2010. Robert Parker 95pts; Rhone Report 93pts.

produced. $39 per bottle ~ $31.20 Club Member price

2008 Tierra Alta Syrah: (90pts. Steven Tanzer)

These grapes come from a very steep hillside block of Clone 1 planted in shallow calcareous soils. The Tierra Alta Vineyard is located in the Ballard Canyon area of the Santa Ynez Valley, a stones throw from the Purisima Mountain Vineyard.

The grapes were hand-picked early in the morning, hand-sorted prior to being destemmed and lightly crushed, leaving approximately 60% whole berries, into a 1.5-ton open top fermentor. After the cold soak, the grapes were punched down by hand three to four times per day, for 12 days, until fermentation was complete. The must was basket pressed and aged for twenty-two months in French Oak prior to being bottled in September of 2010.

105 cases Produced ~ $39.00/Btl. Wine Club $31.20

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2010 Foxy Bubbles, Fox Family Vineyard:

A Grenache Rose Sparkling wine. The taste of fresh Pluots, raspberry framboise and crisp cherry explode on the palate with this gorgeous Sparkling wine.

We are taking pre-orders on a first come first serve basis. Please download current order form for ordering.

The wine will be released and shipped mid-December.

2007 "The Dare", Syrah: 2007 The Dare (New Release):96pts!!

This wine is a 100% Syrah blend from the finest barrels of Paradise Road, Purisima Mountain, Tierra Alta and Thompson Vineyards. It was blended and named in honor of my daughter, Rylee Dare. The grapes were predominately destemmed and lightly crushed, leaving approximately 60% whole berries. After the cold soak, the grapes were punched down by hand three to four times per day until fermentation was complete. The must was basket pressed and settled before being racked to barrel for aging. This wine was blended and bottled after being aged in exclusively French Oak for twenty-six months. Here is what Robert Parker had to say about our highest scoring wine to date, �extraordinary floral, blackberry and blueberry fruit is up front in this exuberant, almost ostentatious style of Syrah. The oak is there, but well-balanced by the wine�s sheer density and concentration of fruit. The tannins are substantial but melded and very well-integrated into the wine�s personality, as is the acidity, alcohol, and wood. An exquisite Syrah, and one of the great Syrahs of this top vintage in the Central Coast, this wine should evolve for 10-15+ years.�

96 points

Only 52 cases produced. $52 per bottle retail ~ $41.60 Club Member Price

SOLD OUT!!