It's nice, but not ornate; casual, but not too loose. The pourers on duty were very friendly and helpful, with answers to all my questions. Consilience has no vineyards, so they source all their fruit. They rely mainly on grapes from Santa Barbara County.
Here are my notes on the wines I sampled:
Grenache Blanc Santa Barbara County 2006 - 94% Grenache Blanc from Camp Four Vineyard, 6% Viognier from the Daniels Vineyard - floral nose with lots of minerals to taste - nice acidity - taste is rather floral, too. Oddly, it's not sweet
Roussanne Santa Barbara County 2006 - floral, nutty nose, very, nutty creamy taste - love it!
Cuvée Mambo White Santa Barbara County 2006 - a little tight on the nose - nutty and apricot - really creamy yet crisp - made up of Viognier, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne
Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 2006 - very aromatic, from 4 vineyards - smoky earth, raspberry and lavender nose - taste is very earthy cherry
Pinot Noir Solomon Hills Vineyard 2006 - palate not as aromatic as previous - again a very earhty palate, smoky cherry
Syrah Falcone Vineyard 2005 - 100% syrah - peppery nose - earth and spice dominate palate
Syrah Camp 4 Vineyard 2005 - smoky leathery fruit on the nose and palate- really earthy and dark, yet with a ray or two of brightness shining through
Petite Sirah Santa Barbara County 2006 - 85%/15% PS/Syrah - $24 - the nose owes a lot to the syrah - really earthy taste - I mean really earthy - I love this one too
