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Silver Medal Winner – Huber 2009 Pinot Noir
In what has been called a fierce competition, Huber Cellars has been awarded a Silver medal by the panel at the 10th annual Pinot Noir Shootout. Preliminary tastings were held during September, October and November, with final judging during December 2011 in San Francisco. The Pinot Shootout is the best and most comprehensive Pinot Noir tasting in the world according to Affairs of the Vine.
2012 Silver Medal Winner – Huber 2009 Pinot Noir
 The San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest competition of American wines in the world has awarded the Huber Cellers 2009 Pinot Noir a Silver medal! More than 60 professionals joined together in Cloverdale California to judge a record-breaking number of entries--over 5,500 entries, from 1379 wineries and 25 states. Wow!
 Dessert in a Glass!
“This
is dessert in a glass! Incredible deep purple ink
color with an aroma of caramel, it’s velvety
and rich and sweet enough to satisfy your dessert
craving all on its own. We did pair it with chocolate,
biscotti and camembert, all of which worked, and
we were dying to pour it over ice cream for something
truly decadent (another day …).This port-like
beauty was a fitting finale to our holiday tasting”
Laura Lindsey and Diane Murphy for Edible Santa
Barbara.
Huber gets the gold!
 The 2007 estate Pinot Noir was awarded a gold medal at
the recent competition.
 HUBER
Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills 2007 Score: 91
Pure, rich and spicy, with a medley
of plum, black cherry and wild berry fruit that's
intense and zesty, with hints of mint and bay leaf,
gaining depth from midpalate on and ending with a
long, elegant finish. Drink now through 2013. 448
cases made. - J.L.
Another 2010 Silver Medal
During the week of February 4, 2010 Huber Cellars & Vineyard won yet another Silver medal
for their 2007 Pinot Noir, this time in the Florida State Fair International Wine Competition.
This competition is an annual event sponsored by the Florida Grape Growers Association.
2010 Silver Medal Winner – Huber 2007 Pinot Noir
On January 8th 2010, the judging for the San Francisco Chronicle Wine
Competition held in Sonoma County concluded. During the week-long competition, over 4,900
entries were judged by a panel of professional wine experts. In this competition, Huber Cellars
& Vineyard garnered a coveted Silver medal for their 2007 Pinot Noir.
Medals in the Mid State Fair
 Two
Huber Cellars wines won medals in the Central Coast
Wine Competition:
the 2007 unoaked Chardonnay won
Gold and Best of Class;
the 2005 Dornfelder won a bronze
medal.
Gold in Orange County
 Huber
Cellars is pleased to announce that the 2005 Dornfelder
received a Gold medal at the Orange County Fair
Wine Competition. Additionally, the 2005 estate
Pinot Noir brought home a silver medal!
The Orange
County Fair Wine Competition is the largest all-California
wine competition in the world.
93 Points!
Huber 2005 Estate Pinot Noir
The vineyard, also the source of a Brewer-Clifton
bottling, is a top one, and here has produced a luscious
wine in this long hang-time vintage. Pinot doesn’t
get much riper in cherry marmalade, black raspberry
and blueberry jam, cola and pomegranate than this
and there’s a rick, blackstrap molasses undercurrent.
For all that, the wine finishes briny-spicy.
Has the depth and acid-tannin balance to age gracefully
through 2012.
A Wine Enthusiast Cellar Selection!
Huber Dornfelder, 2004
How dark this wine pours, with a purple glycerine
that stains the glass. Aromatically, it’s a
powerhouse with heaps of violets, blackberry jam,
raw meat and caramelly vanilla. In the mouth, acidity
hits first, then fruit, and then the tannins lock
everything down. 89 points
90 Points!
Steve Heimoff from the Wine
Enthusiast recently tasted our 2005 unoaked Chardonnay,
and had this to say:
Very crisp in zesty acidity, bone dry, and with
exotic flavors. This stony, minerally Chardonnay impresses
for its firm structure. Flavorwise, it’s explosive
in lemons, limes, crunchy pears, Asian spices and
buttery vanilla, even though it’s unoaked. Showcases
its terroir in a fine way. 90 points.
Santa Rita Hills blossoms -
growing Chardonnay & Syrah in the Pinot zone
In his overview of Syrah and Chardonnay
wines from Sta. Rita Hills for Wine News,
Steve Pitcher had this to say:
Huber, 2005 Estate Chardonnay,
Santa Rita Hills - $21: Vinified in stainless steel
and spared malolactic, this vibrant, fruit-forward
Chardonnay offers appealing aromas of fresh citrus,
juicy pear and clover. Lithe and shimmering on the
palate, replete with wet stone minerality; medium-bodied,
round, yet pleasingly crisp with flavors of lemon
curd and just-ripe apricot. Lively close. Score: 91
Gems from the Ghetto
Michael O'Shea, in his review of our 2004 wines for
CASA Santa Barbara, picked the 2005 "Stainless
Steel" Chardonnay as his favorite - "young
beauty. Bright, citrusy and offering a nuance of mineral,
a touch of pear nd a hint of green apple, the wine
finishes with a refresching zestiness."
We think he liked our other wines as well - click
here to read the complete
article.
 An
Alternative Red
In her wine review of “Alternative
Reds”, Food & Home’s Laurence
Hauben had this to say about our Dornfelder: “..a
dense wine that is almost black in the glass, with
an aroma of licorice and tobacco followed in the mouth
by ripe plums, cedar and a lingering taste of dried
berries.”
To read the review, click here.
Grand Cru awards Dornfelder
Gold Medal and Chairman's Best of Class
We're very proud to announce that the 2003
Estate Dornfelder was awarded a Gold Medal and Chairman's
Best of Class at the 2005 Long Beach Grand Cru.
For more details, click here.
Michael O’Shea, Santa
Barbara NewsPress, February 2005
"Another German grape, Dornfelder apparently
does well in Santa Barbara and Norm Huber has taken
advantage of that. If you’re a fan of Syrah’s
intense, inky, glass- and palate-coating color, you
ain’t seen nothin’ ‘til you’ve
experienced this Dornfelder. I definitely recommend
decanting here since the wine is unfiltered and its
nose is fairly closed. In the mouth, it unveils its
density and perfumed berry and tobacco character,
leading to a finish that leaves you wondering what
just happened on your palate. "
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