"Every once in a while we are presented with wines that are complete "no brainers", and Sean Minor's wines certainly fell into that category. They all offer tremendous quality and balance at incredibly low prices.
Sean Minor has been in the wine business for 20+ years, starting at Beaulieu Vineyards and then moving to Oregon to run King Estate and Benton Lane wineries. He then returned to California to oversee Renwood Winery and then started his own label in 2005.
In 2011, Sean began to offer wines under the Sean Minor label and the Sean Minor Four Bears (which refers to his four children) label. The Sean Minor label features premier regions from California and now includes the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Carneros Pinot Noir and Napa Valley Red Blend. The Sean Minor Four Bears label represents the same quality in an affordable, everyday style and includes the Central Coast Chardonnay, Central Coast Pinot Noir, Sonoma County Sauvignon Blanc and Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon.
Sean's goal is to keep costs down and yet maximize quality at every step. As Sean states, "My winemaking philosophy is to offer wines that exude quality and truly represent the appellation from which they're produced, yet are affordable for everyday enjoyment." To achieve this, he starts with a base for each wine that he crafts from grapes he vinifies at his winery. He augments this with selected lots of purchased wines when top quality juice comes available on the bulk market."
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"Sean Minor's Central Coast Chardonnay is incredibly well-balanced and over delivers big time at this price point. It displays aromas of peach, green apples and
"Our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is ruby in color and displays aromas of raspberry, cassis and cigar box. Once in your mouth, the wine's silky
"Our Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is medium-bodied with rich aromas of plum, cherry, green tea and a slight clove spice. On entry, the wine has
Wine Enthusiast 91 "This is a pretty and delicate red wine (offered at a fair, attractive price) that traffics in earthy tannin and tea. Made with
Wine Enthusiast 90 "This is an impressive wine at the price and production level. Well made and light in color, it has streaks of cool-climate sandalwood,
This Central Coast Chardonnay is a golden straw color and displays aromas of apricot, apple, and honeydew with subtle notes of butter. On the entry,
Wine Enthusiast 90 "EDITOR'S CHOICE-A rose petal aroma starts things off in this wine, while the palate provides a delicate rendering of rhubarb, strawberry and forest
"Every once in a while we are presented with wines that are complete “no brainers,” and Sean Minor’s wines certainly fell into that category. They
"Every once in a while we are presented with wines that are complete “no brainers,” and Sean Minor’s wines certainly fell into that category. They
"Our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is ruby in color and displays aromas of raspberry, cassis and cigar box. Once in your mouth, the wine's silky
Robert Parker 90 "The 2011 Pinot Noir 4B is an 18,000-case cuvee made from destemmed Pinot Noir (Pommard and Dijon clones). It spent ten months in
"Our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is ruby in color and displays aromas of raspberry, cassis and cigar box. Once in your mouth, the wine's silky
"Our Carneros Pinot Noir is medium bodied with cherry, cola, plum and blueberry. It is well structured and elegant with lingering spicy/earth notes and cherry
"Our Carneros Pinot Noir is medium bodied with cherry, cola, plum and blueberry. It is well structured and elegant with lingering spicy/earth notes and cherry
"Our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is ruby in color and displays aromas of raspberry, cassis and cigar box. Once in your mouth, the wine's silky
"Our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is ruby in color and displays aromas of raspberry, cassis and cigar box. Once in your mouth, the wine's silky
"Our Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir is medium-bodied with rich aromas of plum, cherry, green tea and a slight clove spice. On entry, the wine has
"Our Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is ruby in color and displays aromas of raspberry, cassis and cigar box. Once in your mouth, the wine's silky
Wine Spectator 89 "Complex and nuanced, with subtle red and dark berry, plum, licorice and cedary oak notes, tapering off on the finish, where the flavors
"Sean Minor's Central Coast Chardonnay is incredibly well-balanced and over delivers big time at this price point. It displays aromas of peach, green apples and
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