Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, United StatesBrewer Clifton surprises from the glass, blending four diverse sites to create a storytelling Sta. Rita Hills label. This blend contains fruit from 3D, Machado, Acin, and Hapgood vineyards, each handled in a manner to respect its origin and innate styling. The nose is surprisingly fresh, offering up citrus, kiwi, and orange blossoms that spill onto the palate with mineral, saline, lime rind notes. Essentially dry, it calls for food in a way most California chardonnay does not. The goal is to protect the origin and showcase the intensity, complexity, and specificity of this mix of sites and clones, and it is done with ease. Delicious styling and ready to drink, or hold through 2027. It was a perfect match with a summer pasta dish featuring fresh cherry tomatoes and basil sauce with aged Reggiano.Tasted: 09 May 2020Tasted by: Prices:
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$41.99
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$36.99
750ml
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Producer: Brewer-CliftonDistributors: Summit Fine Wines Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 256625UPC: 748252065698
Santa Rita Hills, Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, United StatesThe Brewer-Clifton philosophy is embedded in the geographic, geologic and climatic peculiarities of the Santa Barbara sub-AVA Santa Rita Hills. The fruit is intense and tropical, and using only neutral barrels allows it to shine through without any extra weight, but with power and finesse. There are four vineyards in the blend, using a mix of clones including a Wente selection initially taken from the Nielsen Vineyard planted in Santa Maria in 1964, and the Mount Eden chardonnay, each adding complexity. In 2017 this label remains fresh and juicier than you might expect, offering up floral undertones and an attractive lemon and lime flecked with ginger and lees before a full marmalade and nutty finish. This is full-throttle chardonnay that is ready to drink. Best with grilled lobster or Dungeness crab with butter.Tasted: 15 September 2019Tasted by: Prices:
BC
$41.99
750ml
BCLS
AB
$36.99
750ml
private wine shops
Producer: Brewer-CliftonDistributors: Summit Fine Wines Grape: ChardonnayCSPC: 256625UPC: 748252065698
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