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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.5 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 15 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 6/30/2023: Just singing as it were. (404 views) | | | Tasted by frenchlm on 7/13/2017 flawed bottle: Oxidized. (722 views) | | | Tasted by affordableCollector on 9/5/2013 flawed bottle: light orange, golden, in color. slightly oxidized, brown sugar, on the nose. medium acid on the finish. (1668 views) | | | Tasted by mateo-san on 5/11/2013 & rated 94 points: It seems that all the elements are nicely integrated now.
This is an excellent wine with the price ($40?). I could see same quality that I can find in very expensive white from Burgundies. My hat's off to Varner. (1770 views) | | | Tasted by artist777 on 9/1/2012 & rated 92 points: Very nice Chard. Popped and poured and consumed over about a two hour period with dinner. Great fruit with apple, pear and some pineapple. There was a nice lingering finish with citrus notes and just the right amount of acid. Great white. (2168 views) | | | Tasted by Brian Love on 6/1/2012 & rated 92 points: Lemons, tart, acidic, and long lingering finish. Excellent wine. (2219 views) | | | Tasted by stevenjstein on 10/22/2011 & rated 90 points: Nicely balanced, with a touch of oak and nutty, bready, notes predominating over citrus notes. Didn't seem quite as interesting and complex as some other Varner Chards I've tried though. (2138 views) | | | Tasted by silton on 6/26/2011 & rated 92 points: Another great Varner Chard. There is some youthful oak showing despite the limited regimen, but mostly a full, open nose of lemon, graham cracker, and vanilla bean followed by an unfolding array of light tropics, stones, tangerine, and lime; starts out feeling blurry but really nails the ending. Drink now (with limited aeration) through 2014. (1518 views) | | | Tasted by Wamrod on 2/20/2011 & rated 90 points: Not as buttery as other Cali chards, and nicely drinkable. Better nose than others too. (1555 views) | | | Tasted by frenchlm on 1/2/2011 & rated 93 points: Beautiful. Earth, minerals, lush in mouth. Very young. (1722 views) | | | Tasted by steffenpelz on 12/16/2010: This just recently arrived at my doorstep and it was exactly what the doctor ordered. Very chablis-like CA Chardonnay. Minerals, citrus, and fresh spring water come to mind. But this doesn't lack length either. Pretty finish and in my opinion one of the best renditions of CA Chardonnay. Highly recommended. (1759 views) | | | Tasted by brianofthevine on 10/19/2010 & rated 91 points: Nice lemon zest, citrus notes, subtle honey and oak to it, good acidity, nice long finish. (220 views) |
| Varner Producer websiteChardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Santa Cruz Mountains Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia
Once referred to by wine writers as the Chaine d'Or -- or "golden chain" -- the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA sits above Silicon Valley, running along the craggy range next to the Pacific on some of the prettiest parts of Northern California. The area supports more than 75 wineries, despite being limited by geography and high land prices.
In 1981 the Santa Cruz Mountains Viticultural Appellation became federally recognized, one of the first American viticultural areas to be defined by geophysical and climatic factors. The appellation encompasses the Santa Cruz Mountain range, from Half Moon Bay in the north, to Mount Madonna in the south. The east and west boundaries are defined by elevation, extending down to 800 feet in the east and 400 feet in the west. |
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