Santa Lucia Highlands AVA

2018 Sierra Mar Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands AVA Tasting Notes "Deep straw hue. This hillside Chardonnay offers concentrated scents of brioche, apple pie, ripe fig, honeydew, and watermelon. With some air, notes of ripe grapefruit and vanilla bean offer a rounding effect on the palate. [...]

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 [...]

2018 Diana's Chardonnay California AVA Tasting Notes Medium yellow hue. Wonderful scents of ripe fig, passionfruit, ripe pear with subtle notes of grapefruit and honey. Upon taste these characteristics intensify with elements of crème brulee and hazelnut. The lush, dense mouthfeel is exhilarating and balanced by modest acidity and [...]

2018 Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills AVA Tasting Notes "Pale yellow hue. Concentrated scents of passionfruit, pineapple, coconut, and melon leap out of the glass. As this Chardonnay blend of prestigious vineyard lineage flows into the palate, the aromatic characters persist and are met with [...]

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 [...]

2018 Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Rita Hills AVA Tasting Notes Medium yellow hue.  Enticing scents of mango, pineapple, papaya leap out of the glass and are followed by hints of peach, pear, and molasses.  As the wine teases the palate, it offers concentrated notes of [...]

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 [...]

2018 Soberanes Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands AVA Tasting Notes "Deep yellow hue. This Chardonnay from the heart of the Santa Lucia Highlands leads with lively notes of mango, kiwi, white peach, passionfruit, and ripe apricot. While these notes continue on the palate, they are met with [...]