About Bien Nacido Estate
Bien Nacido is one of the most celebrated vineyard names on California's Central Coast. Farmed by the Miller family in the cool Santa Maria Valley on land worked since an 1837 land grant, the Bien Nacido Vineyard was planted in 1973 and became a fruit source so revered that it appears on bottlings from Au Bon Climat, Qupe, Byron, Foxen, and dozens of other top producers. Bien Nacido Estate is the family's own label, showcasing the site's benchmark Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Syrah.
Because the real draw is the vineyard itself, visits are by appointment and built around the estate: an insider's look at the ground behind so many famous wines, paired with a tasting of the estate's own bottlings.
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Bien Nacido EstateBien Nacido Estate is the most historically consequential and most critically cited single vineyard source in Santa Barbara County.
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The Miller family'sThe Miller family's Santa Maria Valley property, situated on land that has been continuously farmed under Spanish and American ownership since 1837 land grant origins, planted the Bien Nacido Vineyard in 1973 and inadvertently created what became the most universally referenced and most critically lauded single vineyard source in the entire Central Coast wine landscape.
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The Bien NacidoThe Bien Nacido Vineyard name appears on the most celebrated and most critically recognized Pinot Noir and Chardonnay expressions produced by Au Bon Climat, Qupé, Byron, Foxen, and dozens of other Santa Barbara County and California producers who have sourced Bien Nacido fruit for their most prestigious designate wines.
"The Miller family's 1837-land-grant Santa Maria Valley estate and shared vineyard, Bien Nacido Vineyard is the most his"
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Pinot Noir
Bien Nacido Estate Pinot Noir
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Pinot Noir from Bien Nacido Estate (Santa Maria Valley, Bien Nacido Estate).
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay
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Chardonnay from Bien Nacido Estate (Santa Maria Valley, Bien Nacido Estate).
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Syrah
Santa Maria Valley · Bien Nacido Estate
Syrah from Bien Nacido Estate (Santa Maria Valley, Bien Nacido Estate).
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