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Qupe,
Ready, but will keep,
Winemaker Bob Lindquist was one of the pioneers of Rhône varieties in California and is still making some of the best wines of their type today. Making wines opposite the prized Bien Nacido vineyard, Bob also buys fruit from other highly respected vineyards within the Central Coast region of California.
Bright ruby in colour with purple tints, the nose offers prominent pepper spice with red berry and purple fruit aromas. Liquorice and garrigue notes add layers of complexity. The wine has a good level of concentration with balance and finesse. The tannins are powdery with some grip and the wine finishes with a pleasant juicy core. Drink now to 2023.
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Bob Lindquist turned a one time hobby into a full-time job when armed with a small bank loan he established Qupe Vineyards at Santa Maria in Santa Barbara Country. Today he produces 20,000 cases a year with all the wines being made at the same winery as those of Au Bon Climat.
He produces 3 different bottlings of Syrah - Central Coast, Los Olivos (blended with 40% Mourvedre) and Bien Nacido. Lindquist specialises in Rhone-style wines but aslo produces superb Chardonnay. The Bien Nacido Cuvee is a deliciously rich and aromatic blend of two-thirds Chardonnay and one-third Viognier.
In 2015 Bob Lindquist received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhone Rangers organisation. Only the third to receive it, the other two being our other Californian friends – Randall Grahm (Bonny Doon) and Bob Haas (Tablas Creek).