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Consilience

Consilience Wines is a Santa Barbara County producer focusing primarily on Syrah and Rhône varieties from cool-climate Central Coast vineyards. Founded in the 1990s, the winery works with multiple single-vineyard sources including Camp 4 Vineyard (Santa Ynez Valley), Rodney Shull Vineyard, and Hampton Vineyard, all in the Santa Barbara area. The focus on site-specific Syrah from these locations reflects the Central Coast's emergence as one of California's most compelling Rhône variety sources. At auction, Consilience averages just $19 per bottle across 126 lots — the lowest average in the current batch — with prices ranging from $1 to $221. This pricing reflects both the producer's positioning in the California market and the secondary market's limited collector engagement with the label. The Camp 4 Vineyard Syrah, from Ballard Canyon in Santa Ynez, is one of the portfolio's most distinctive offerings. Consilience's style tends toward Northern Rhône-inspired cool-climate Syrah rather than the hotter, jammier style of some California producers.

Consilience sources Syrah from multiple Santa Barbara County single-vineyard sites including Camp 4 Vineyard in Ballard Canyon and Rodney Shull Vineyard.

126 lots average $19 per bottle — the lowest per-bottle average in the current auction data — though prices reach $221 for special cuvées or older vintages.

The portfolio is anchored by Syrah and Petite Sirah, with the focus on cool-climate, site-expressive Central Coast farming rather than extracted, high-alcohol styles.

Camp 4 Vineyard in Ballard Canyon (Santa Ynez Valley) is recognized as one of Santa Barbara's premier Syrah sites, shared by several high-profile producers.

Auction Lots

Avg Price / Bottle

$19

Top Vintage

2005

Price Range

$1 – $221

In the Glass

Consilience's Santa Barbara Syrabs lean cool-climate: black olive, bacon fat, white pepper, cassis, and violets with a savory, mineral quality from the Pacific-influenced growing conditions. The Petite Sirah is denser and darker. All wines show better freshness and restraint than Central Valley or hotter Napa Syrah, making them approachable at 5–10 years but capable of longer aging.

Portfolio

Wine	Colour	Avg Price	Lots Sold	Top Vintage
Syrah	Red	$13	13	2005
Petite Sirah	Red	$41	10	2006
Rodney Shull Vineyard Syrah	Red	$14	9	2004
Camp 4 Vineyard Syrah	Red	$9	5	2005
Hampton Vineyard Syrah	Red	$10	5	2003

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