2018 Chanin, Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley

Colour: White

Vintage: 2018

Region: California

% Alcohol: 13.50

95-97 JD

17 JH

2018 Chanin, Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley

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Tasting Notes and Scores

95-97 JD

Coming from a great site on the southern side of the Sta. Rita Hills, it offers a rocking bouquet of lemon curd, chamomile, toasted bread, spice, and a touch of crushed stone-like flinty minerality. Beautifully textured, medium to full-bodied, and elegant on the palate, it's another brilliant wine from this estate.

Jeb Dunnuck

17 JH

More obviously oaky on the nose than the Failla Haynes Vineyard 2019, more spicy. Oaky on the palate too, with spice and ginger as well as deep citrus fruit, mealy texture. Very good in a ripe, oaky but balanced style thanks to a seam of acidity leading to a long finish. (JH)

Julia Harding MW

Jancis Robinson

2021-09-13