Synopsis, Our Opinion: An EXCELLENT buy at this price point and we ENJOYED it with the fish dinner.
Producer/Winery: Santa Barbara Winery; Santa Barbara, California.
Grape Variety: Chardonnay.
Geographic Appellation: Santa Barbara County; Central Coast, California.
Vintage: 2015
Price: $12.99 (with a 30% mixed 6-pack discount)
Purchased From: Ralphs Grocery Store; Agoura Hills, California..
Paired With: Baked red snapper with mustard creole breading, oven fried potatoes and roasted brussels sprouts.
Tasting:
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Chilled before drinking. Oat straw color with a slight gold tint. Toasty oak, vanilla and a little tropical fruit, almond blossom and smokiness in the aroma. Creamy, but slight acidic zip and medium body. Citrus, peach and pear flavors and a long slightly lemony finish that closes quite creamy, but at the very end you are left with a lingering suggestion of ginger. MUCH BETTER than the strong oak, butter & vanilla California Chardonnay of the 1980’s & 1990’s, but not even close to a garden variety White Burgundy. We enjoy drinking local wines when we’re in Southern California and this Santa Barbara Chardonnay was a pleasant surprise with its clean crisp tastes. An EXCELLENT buy at this price point and we ENJOYED it with the fish dinner.
Photo from Santa Barbara Winery.
Alcohol Content: 13.7%
Closure: Artificial (plastic) cork.
UPC Code: 0 87951 02333 3
Imported by: NA