Fess Parker The Big Easy Red Wine Santa Barbara County 1.5 L

This Syrah-driven blend starts with smoked meat, dark fruit and pepper dust aromas on the nose. There’s an impressively chalky edge to the palate, which is much more interesting than the nose, offering blackberry paste, smoked beef rib, dried thyme, cracked pepper and a caramel finish.

Producer Information

Fess Parker Winery & Vineyards is a Californian wine producer in Santa Barbara County. It specializes in estate-grown Syrah, Riesling and Viognier. In addition Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines come from vineyards in the Sta Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley. The winery was founded in 1989 after actor Fess Parker (Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone) bought a ranch near Los Olivos in the Santa Ynez Valley. Seeing the potential of Santa Barbara County as a premier viticultural area, he began planting what have become renowned vineyards. The business remains family-owned and there are now 110 acres (44.5ha) of estate vineyards. The winery is a notable stop on the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail. Several other brands are under the same family ownership. Epiphany Cellars is a range of Rhône-styled wines, made mainly from fruit from the Home Ranch. The Addendum label is used for limited release Bordeaux varietal wines made in partnership with top Napa growers. Fesstivity is a collection of traditional method sparkling wines made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grown at the Parker West Vineyard in the Sta Rita Hills.