The Winery Kendall-Jackson of Santa Barbara County of California

Winery Kendall-Jackson
The winery offers 113 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
This estate is part of the Jackson Family Wines.
It is ranked in the top 2640 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Barbara County in the region of California
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The Winery Kendall-Jackson is one of the best wineries to follow in Santa Barbara County.. It offers 113 wines for sale in of Santa Barbara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Kendall-Jackson Estate is an iconic vineyard located in the heart of California, United States. Founded in 1982 by entrepreneur Jess Jackson, who has since passed away, it symbolizes the American Dream with elegance and nostalgia. Known primarily for its quality white wines, this winery also produces red and rosé wines recognized worldwide. Across the estate's 14,000 acres, Kendall-Jackson basks in the Californian Mediterranean climate, benefiting from rich and varied soils, the ocean breeze, and a variety of microclimates. Sunny weather during the grape-growing days and cool mist from the Pacific Ocean at night foster the ideal development of the berries, giving the estate's wines a perfect balance between sugar and acidity. Kendall-Jackson is far more than just a producer of prestigious wines. It is also a domain committed to the protection of the environment, using healthy and sustainable farming techniques. It was the first to obtain sustainability certifications both for its operations in the vineyards and in all its cellars. Carving a route through the rolling hills of Sonoma County, the estate offers magnificent panoramas, vineyards sparkling in the California sun, and contemporary sculpture gardens. Visitors can stroll through the vineyards, meet the producers, taste the estate's vintages, and even dine in the Kennedy-Jackson restaurant, where house wine flows freely and food is responsibly sourced. Kendall-Jackson does not just produce wine, it cultivates an experience. It's a place where wine tasting becomes an adventure in itself, where each sip transports you to the soul of California.

Top Winery Kendall-Jackson wines

Looking for the best Winery Kendall-Jackson wines in Santa Barbara County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Kendall-Jackson wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Kendall-Jackson wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Kendall-Jackson

How Winery Kendall-Jackson wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, tournedos rossini with port sauce or lamb chops marinated with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

On the nose the red wine of Winery Kendall-Jackson. often reveals types of flavors of earthy, earth or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, blackberry or tobacco. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Kendall-Jackson. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

  • 1997With an average score of 4.35/5
  • 2022With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Malbec
  • Cabernet Franc

Discovering the wine region of Santa Barbara County

Californian star of cool climates (Central Coast): signature Pinot Noir as king of reds on the cool AVAs (Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Maria Valley) — fine and mineral with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, orange peel and spice, Burgundy-style acidity. Taut Chardonnay (citrus, apple, gunflint). Fleshy Syrah (Ballard Canyon).

6 AVAs, east-west valleys letting in Pacific fog — cool-to-warm gradient. Popularised by Sideways.

The top white wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Kendall-Jackson

How Winery Kendall-Jackson wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche, salmon pavés en papillote or quiche with leeks and fresh salmon from flo.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

On the nose the white wine of Winery Kendall-Jackson. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Kendall-Jackson. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

  • 1982With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2023With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.92/5
  • 2022With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2021With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.85/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson.

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sémillon
  • Riesling
  • Orange Muscat

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

Opulent, heady whites, rich and silky, with intense aromas of apricot, yellow peach, mango, violet, honeysuckle and musky, honeyed notes. Discreet acidity, creamy finish. Star of Condrieu AOC and Château-Grillet AOC, co-vinified in Côte-Rôtie with Syrah (up to 20%). Widely exported to California (Central Coast), Australia (Eden Valley) and Languedoc. A Rhône variety.

The top sweet wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Kendall-Jackson

How Winery Kendall-Jackson wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of endives au gratin without béchamel sauce, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Kendall-Jackson. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

  • 2015With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.80/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson.

  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling

The word of the wine: Shiraz

See syrah.

The top pink wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Kendall-Jackson

How Winery Kendall-Jackson wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, veal escalope with lemon sauce or rabbit with hunter's sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Kendall-Jackson. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Kendall-Jackson.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Grenache

Discover the grape variety: Carignan

Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.

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Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.