Bernardus Sierra Mar Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Lucia Highlands)

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Tipo

White

Uva

Chardonnay

País

United States

Região

Santa Lucia Highlands · Central Coast

Denominação

Santa Lucia Highlands

Corpo

full

Acidez

high

Doçura

dry

Safras avaliadas

• 201589 pts

  This winery does an excellent job of providing a range of styles in their single-vineyard bottlings. In this case, richness is on display, with aromas of concentrated lemon cream, buttered toast and a bit of crushed chalk. Strong yellow-apple and melon flavors show on the sip as…

• 201494 pts

  This winery expertly differentiates its single-vineyard bottlings, here exploring the warmer, riper side of the grape, but with style and grace. Aromas of vanilla, sea-salt caramel, macadamia nut and hazelnut lead into a palate where lightly buttered yellow apples meet with jasm…

• 201388 pts

  Quite yellow in color, nearing orange, this oxidative-style wine shows quinine, walnuts and preserved lemons on the very concentrated, oily nose. The texture is sticky, with flavors of seared lemons and orange oil, yet it retains a lime-skin liveliness. It's quite an interesting…

• 201286 pts

  Ripe in tropical fruit, apricot and Meyer lemon flavors, it shows plenty of toasty oak. It's dry and creamy but not particularly complex. Drink up.

• 201089 pts

  Sweet, smoky oak and ultraripe flavors of tropical fruits mark this Chardonnay. It's strong and obvious in its appeal, but bright acidity and a stony minerality ground it, and the finish is thoroughly dry.