White

Chardonnay

Paraiso Vineyards

Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast · United States

Fact sheet

Type
White
Grape
Chardonnay
Country
United States
Region
Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast
Appellation
Santa Lucia Highlands
Body
medium
Acidity
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

grilled fish · roast chicken · Caesar salad · Brie cheese

Rated vintages

  • 201490 pts

    Fairly light in the glass, this bottling shows chalk, slate and wet sand minerality on the nose, alongside Asian pear flesh, kiwi and honeydew fruit notes. The texture is quite pithy once sipper, showing grapefruit and apple skins, and then it warms toward yellow pears and a sea…

  • 200985 pts

    Lots of oak on this Chardonnay, which is dominated by toothpicky vanilla and buttered toast aromas and flavors. Underneath is a fine, crisp wine, with tangerine and sweet Meyer lemon flavors.

  • 200684 pts

    A good, everyday Chardonnay that gets the job done with proper peach and pear flavors, overlaid with oak and wrapped into a creamy texture.