Santa Lucia Highlands AVA

2017 Sierra Mar Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands AVA Tasting Notes "Pale straw hue. Brilliant scents of orange, caramel, butterscotch, and fuji apple. These are followed by notes of ripe banana, white peach, and grapefruit. Upon taste, these characteristics persist on the palate and are framed with [...]

2017 Rosemary's Vineyard Chardonnay Arroyo Grande Valley AVA Tasting Notes "Pale straw hue. Concentrated scents of brioche, honey, apricot, and kiwi leap out of the glass. With some time, notes of papaya, watermelon, and banana flow to the forefront. Once on the palate, all of these characteristics [...]

2017 Diana's Chardonnay California AVA Tasting Notes Medium yellow hue. Abundant notes of kiwi, maple, pineapple, butterscotch, and lemon. With time, notes of key lime pie and orange zest flow in. While the flavors remain true to the aroma profile, they are matched with rich flavors of crème brulee. [...]

2017 Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills AVA Tasting Notes "Pale straw hue. Concentrated scents of passionfruit, mango, coconut, pineapple are met with notes of lemon custard, grapefruit, and vanilla bean. These lively characters sail into the mouthfeel, which has some tension, further accentuated by the [...]

2017 Sierra Madre Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Maria Valley AVA Tasting Notes "Rich yellow hue. Abundant scents of honeydew, mango, butterscotch, papaya and pineapple. These characters segue seamlessly into the palate and are intensified by vibrant acidity. While the acidity is brisk, the texture is polished, smooth, and [...]

2018 Cuvée Los Gatos Chardonnay Monterey AVA Tasting Notes "Medium yellow hue. Abundant scents of apple chutney, ripe fig, banana, and lemon zest leap out of the glass. With some time, secondary notes of kiwi, grapefruit, and melon unite. All of these characters persist upon taste and [...]

2017 Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Rita Hills AVA Tasting Notes "Medium yellow hue. Refreshing aromas of banana, pineapple, coconut, and brioche of which are followed by scents of crème brulee, apple, and fig. Upon taste, the hedonistic aroma profile intensifies the apple and fig notes [...]

2015 Dos Rubios Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands AVA Last Vintage: 2015 Tasting Notes "Pale straw hue. Engaging scents of vanilla bean, orange, kiwi, and cinnamon. With some time in the glass, notes of papaya, apricot, crème brulee, and peach slowly release. The flavors stay with the [...]

2018 Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands AVA Tasting Notes "Pale yellow hue. Enchanting scents of fig, kiwi, apple, honey, peach and apricot. With some time, notes of melon, lemon and orange-zest freshen the nose. All of these elements segue into the palate and are met [...]

2018 Tondre Grapefield Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands AVA Tasting Notes "Medium yellow color. Brilliant aromas of kiwi, melon, grapefruit, and fig jump start this Chardonnay. After some time in the glass, secondary aromas of papaya, orange, marmalade, honey, banana, and watermelon round out the nose. Upon taste [...]

2017 Soberanes Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands AVA Tasting Notes "Medium straw hue. Beautiful scents of fig, grapefruit, kiwi, and coconut leap out of the glass. With some time, notes of maple, melon, ripe peach, and apricot round out the aroma profile. Upon taste these characteristics persist [...]