White
Blair Defina's Vineyard Chardonnay (Arroyo Seco)
Arroyo Seco · Central Coast · United States
Fact sheet
- Type
- White
- Grape
- Chardonnay
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Arroyo Seco · Central Coast
- Appellation
- Arroyo Seco
- Body
- medium
- Acidity
- medium
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
frango grelhado · peixe grelhado · risoto de cogumelos · salada Caesar
Rated vintages
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201491 pts
There is an unctuous character to this bottling by iconoclastic cattleman-turned-vintner Jeffrey Blair, with hazelnut, apricot jam and mandarin orange on the nose. Almond oil shows on the palate, but then a rush of squeezed tangerine and sharp lemon-skin acidity arises, giving f…
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201392 pts
Golden roasted nuts, shredded pineapple and white peach converge on the nose of this wine, which remains tight and even thanks to a wet-slate minerality. The palate is nicely textured with a bit of grip, showing golden apples, orange cream, lemon pith and vanilla dust on the fin…