Fess Parker

A Pioneer in Santa Barbara County

Established in 1989 and the 11th member to join the Vintners Association, the Fess Parker Winery has a long history in Santa Barbara Wine Country and is well known for its small-lot, vineyard-designated, and clonal selection Rhône and Burgundian varietals. The estate vineyard, named for Fess’s late son-in-law, Rodney Shull, is renowned for the quality of its Rhône varietals, having been called “an emerging grand cru site” by famed wine critic Robert Parker. Long-term contracts with some of the finest vineyards in the Sta. Rita Hills and Santa Maria AVA’s are the fruit sources for the winery’s Burgundian offerings.

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2021 Fess Parker Winery Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir

Recent Accolades

2022 Vintage

2021 Vintage

Ashley's Chardonnay

92 points ~ Wine & Spirits
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
92 points ~ Vinous
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay

94 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
94 points ~ Wine & Spirits
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
93 points ~ Vinous

Parker West Chardonnay

92 points ~ Wine & Spirits
92 points ~ Vinous
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay

94 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

91pts & Top 100 Value of 2022 ~ Wine & Spirits
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
91 points ~ Vinous

Rodney's Vineyard Dry Riesling

92 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Santa Barbara County Riesling

88 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Rodney's Vineyard Viognier

90 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
90 points ~ Vinous

Ashley's Pinot Noir

95 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
94 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Vinous

Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Clone 115 Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
93 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
90 points ~ Wine Spectator

Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir

95 points ~ Vinous
94 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
91 points ~ Wine Spectator

Older Barrels Pinot Noir

91 points ~ Wine Spectator
90 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Pommard Clone Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Wine Spectator
92 points ~ Vinous

Parker West Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Vinous
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir

95 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
94 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
93 points ~ Vinous
90 points ~ Wine Spectator

Sanford & Benedict "1971" Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93+ ~ Jeb Dunnuck
93 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Wine Spectator

Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

92pts in Year's Best US Pinot Noir ~ Wine & Spirits
91pts & Editors' Choice ~ Wine Enthusiast

2020 Vintage

Ashley's Chardonnay

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Wine Spectator
92 points ~ Vinous
90 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay

94 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
94 points ~ Vinous
90 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Parker West Chardonnay

93 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay

94 points ~ Vinous
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
90 points ~ Wine Spectator

Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

91 points ~ Vinous

Marcella's White

89 points ~ Vinous

Rodney's Vineyard Dry Riesling

92 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Rodney's Vineyard Viognier

92 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
89 points ~ Vinous

Ashley's Pinot Noir

95 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Wine Spectator
91 points ~ Vinous
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92+ ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 in Year's Best US Pinot Noir ~ Wine & Spirits

Clone 115 Pinot Noir

94 in Year's Best US Pinot Noir ~ Wine & Spirits
94 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 in Year's Best US Pinot Noir ~ Wine & Spirits
91 points ~ Wine Spectator
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Older Barrels Pinot Noir

93 in Year's Best US Pinot Noir ~ Wine & Spirits
93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Pommard Clone Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
94 points ~ Vinous
92+ ~ Jeb Dunnuck
90 in Year's Best US Pinot Noir ~ Wine & Spirits

Parker West Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Vinous
92 in Year's Best US Pinot Noir ~ Wine & Spirits
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine Spectator

Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir

95 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
94 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
92 points ~ Vinous
91 points ~ Wine Spectator
90 in Year's Best US Pinot Noir ~ Wine & Spirits

Sanford & Benedict "1971" Pinot Noir

93pts & Cellar Selection ~ Wine Enthusiast
93+ ~ Jeb Dunnuck
92 in Year's Best US Pinot Noir ~ Wine & Spirits
92 points ~ Vinous

Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

91pts & Best Buy ~ Wine & Spirits

Rodney's Vineyard Syrah

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
92+ pts ~ Vinous

Santa Barbara County Syrah

92 points ~ Vinous
91pts & Editors' Choice ~ Wine Enthusiast
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

The Big Easy

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
93 points ~ Vinous

2019 Vintage

Ashley's Chardonnay

94 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Vinous
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay

94 points ~ Vinous
91+ pts ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine Spectator
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Parker West Chardonnay

93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
91 points ~ Vinous

Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay

94 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Wine & Spirits
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
90 points ~ Wine Spectator

Sierra Madre Vineyard Chardonnay

93 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Wine & Spirits
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
90 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

92pts & Editors' Choice ~ Wine Enthusiast
91 points ~ Wine & Spirits

Marcella's White

89 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Rodney's Vineyard Dry Riesling

92pts & Top 100 Cellar Selection for 2021 ~ Wine Enthusiast
90 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Santa Barbara County Riesling

89pts & Best Buy ~ Wine & Spirits
89 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Rodney's Vineyard Viognier

90 points ~ Vinous
89 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Ashley's Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
92 points ~ Wine & Spirits
90 points ~ Wine Spectator

Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Clone 115 Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
94 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Wine & Spirits
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Older Barrels Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
92 points ~ Vinous

Pommard Clone Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
92 points ~ Wine Spectator
90 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Parker West Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
91 points ~ Vinous

Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Vinous
91+ pts ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine Spectator

Sanford & Benedict "1971" Pinot Noir

95pts & Editors' Choice ~ Wine Enthusiast
94 points ~ Vinous
93+ pts ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Decanter
92 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
90 points ~ Wine Spectator

Rodney's Vineyard Syrah

94 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
94 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
92 points ~ Wine Spectator
90pts & in Year's Best US Rhône Varieties ~ Wine & Spirits
90 points ~ Vinous

Santa Barbara County Syrah

92 points ~ Wine Spectator
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
90pts & in Year's Best US Rhône Varieties ~ Wine & Spirits

The Big Easy

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Wine Spectator
92 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

2018 Vintage

Ashley's Chardonnay

94 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Wine & Spirits
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay

93+ pts ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Wine & Spirits
91 points ~ Wine Spectator
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Parker West Chardonnay

95 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine & Spirits

Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay

93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
92 points ~ Wine & Spirits
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Sierra Madre Vineyard Chardonnay

93 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

90 points ~ Vinous
89pts & Editors' Choice ~ Wine Enthusiast

Marcella's White

88 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Rodney's Vineyard Dry Riesling

89 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
89 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Santa Barbara County Riesling

89pts & Best Buy ~ Wine & Spirits
88 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Rodney's Vineyard Viognier

90 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Ashley's Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Vinous
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Bien Nacido Vineyard Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Clone 115 Pinot Noir

94pts & Editors' Choice ~ Wine Enthusiast
94 points ~ Vinous
94 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
94 points ~ Decanter

Fiddlestix Vineyard Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
90 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Older Barrels Pinot Noir

94 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Pommard Clone Pinot Noir

95 points ~ Decanter
93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Parker West Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Vinous
92 points ~ Decanter
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Pinot Noir

93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
93 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Sanford & Benedict "1971" Pinot Noir

95 points ~ Vinous
94 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck
93 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

91pts & Editors' Choice ~ Wine Enthusiast
91 points ~ Vinous
91 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Rodney's Vineyard Syrah

92 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
92 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Santa Barbara County Syrah

91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast

The Big Easy

93 points ~ Vinous
91 points ~ Wine Spectator
91 points ~ Wine Enthusiast
90 points ~ Jeb Dunnuck

Fess Parker Estate Winery

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"… among the most reliably delicious wines you can find for the price.”
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- Matt Kettmann, Santa Barbara Independent.

Fess Parker Estate Winery

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“Based on what I have tasted and seen so far, Santa Barbara produced the finest wines in California in 2020 by a wide margin.”
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- Antonio Galloni’s Vinous.

Fess Parker Estate Winery

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“There’s a lot to like in this range from Fess Parker. The entry-level wines offer superb quality and value, while at the upper end readers will find reliably consistent wines that capture the essence of site.”
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- Antonio Galloni’s Vinous.