2023 | Land of Saints Chardonnay | Santa Barbara County Grosgrain Vineyards plums and bread crust

plums and bread crust

It has a rather intense bouquet

close to seven grams

An elegant and complex wine with wild herb aromas and very ripe black fruit dominating

It has a firm

2023 | Land of Saints Chardonnay | Santa Barbara County Grosgrain Vineyards plums and bread crustThe palate is defined by the cool climate tension characteristic of Santa Barbara Chardonnay ripe apple, citrus peel, and stone fruit underpinned by a firm, linear acidity that prevents the wine from drifting toward richness. The lees aging contributes a subtle textural roundness without softening the wine's structural backbone. The finish is clean and moderately long, closing on a flinty mineral note drawn from the sandy, fossilized soils of the two