Dan and Diane Gainey have a strong family history in the Santa Ynez Valley. Their story began more than 60 years ago when Dan’s grandfather and father, Dan J. Gainey, acquired 1,800 acres of undeveloped land. He called the landl the ;Home Ranch’ and ran cattle and horses while growing 600 acres of fruit, vegetables, flowers and hay. In 1984, Dan’s father converted 50 acres to grapevines and Gainey Vineyard was born.
Gainey Vineyard is now in its fourth generation. The wines were very good across the board. I love the 2022 Evan’s Ranch ‘Morgan’s’ Pinot Noir (OB, 93) which is rich and viscous with lovely salty soil character. Learn more about this great Santa Barbara County house at https://gaineyvineyard.com and here are my reviews of the new wines by Gainey
2022 Gainey Sauvignon Blanc- Coming from the Santa Ynez Valley, this 2022 Sauvignon Blanc offers loads of peach and pink grapefruit flavors alongside good tension and weight. Delicious now, enjoy over the next few years. Drink 2024-2029- 91
2021 Gainey Chardonnay- This beautifully salty 2021 Chardonnay offers saline drenched pears and apples alongside lemon zest on the palate. Smooth and silky, with a soft mouthfeel, enjoy now and over the next five to seven years. Drink 2024-2030- 92
2022 Evan’s Ranch ‘Caitlin’s’ Chardonnay- Coming from this site set on sandy soils, the 2022 Evan’s Ranch ‘Caitlin’s’ Chardonnay delivers ripe Pink Lady apple and vanilla cream flavors on the palate with good richness and verve. Full-bodied and opulent, enjoy now and over the next seven years. Drink 2024-2031- 93
2021 Gainey Pinot Noir- The 2021 Gainey Pinot Noir comes from a range of sites throughout the Santa Rita Hills. This shows ripe red currants that collide with orange rind, tobacco and salty minerals on the palate. Lithe and beautifully textured, this is really good stuff to enjoy now, and over the next ten years. Drink 2024-2034- 92
2022 Evan’s Ranch ‘Morgan’s’ Pinot Noir- The 2022 ‘Morgan’s’ Pinot Noir is a beautiful new wine by Gainey. Once on the nose this takes on layers of dark roses alongside red raspberry and orange blossom. The palate is soft and refined with a smooth mouthfeel, showing great flavor density. This has some really good aging potential. Drink 2024-2038- 93
2019 Gainey Merlot- Plush and juicy, this 2019 Merlot delivers black currants and allspice dusted black cherry on the palate alongside good verve. Medium to full-bodied, enjoy now and over the next seven plus years to come. Drink 2024-2031- 91