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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 12 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Baron Slick on 11/1/2023 & rated 91 points: Opens to orchard fruit, citrus, minerals, and fresh herbs. The palate displays nice brightness, freshness, and backbone, with a light prick that makes it come across as sassy. Picks up citrus pith on the long and refreshing finish. Nice. (109 views) | | | Tasted by rob63 on 5/23/2023 & rated 92 points: I usually don’t like Californian Chardonnays available in Austria (too much power and oak for my taste), but this is a real nice, well balanced one, comes near to Burgundy style. (309 views) | | | Tasted by PMJak11 on 4/13/2023 & rated 94 points: Was wanting to try this and was shocked it was on the menu. Great wine with a nice gold color. Butter, camomile, and pear. Very thick. Enjoyed it! (306 views) | | | Tasted by Ben Christiansen on 6/8/2022: Some nutty ripe fruit to it. But with some acidity on the palate. A bit discombobulated as it were. (964 views) | | | Tasted by EPfist on 5/17/2022 & rated 80 points: Begins with a strong citrus nose, primarily apricot and grapefruit before shifting to buttered bread and linen. When drank it first has a herbaceous flavor (undefined) before shifting to lemon curd and grapefruit. Very crisp and refreshing but not strong defined flavors. (760 views) | | | Tasted by Zachsaspenwine on 2/2/2022: Well balanced and in the lighter side (852 views) | | | Tasted by xyc on 9/1/2021 & rated 91 points: Plush soft broad flavored entry, as noted in other notes, Balanced, light acid, buttery pineapple and honeysuckle, a mouthful to gurgle with pleasure. Very well made says I. Not for acid crisp nor oakies Chard fans. (849 views) | | | Tasted by CdrCabernet on 6/28/2021 & rated 91 points: Very well balanced between oak and butter with a nice touch of acid. Good, long finish -- better than most Chardonnays. Not a fruit bomb, but great with food. (791 views) | | | Tasted by isaacjamesbaker on 11/17/2019 & rated 91 points: Sanford Chards & Pinots: Medium yellow color. So bright on the nose, with lime, kiwi, green and yellow apples, with honey, sea salt, nougat and ginger nuances. Plush, beautiful texture, bright acidity, balanced so well. Flavors of lemon curd, yellow apple and apricot, topped in sea salt, almond skin, hay, white tea. All the elements are woven together really well, and this is so bright, pretty and also age-worthy. There’s a lot to unpack in here over the next few years. (835 views) |
| Sanford Producer website
In the Sta. Rita Hills, it all began with Sanford. In 1971, the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard became the first vineyard in what would become a world-class, cool climate wine-growing region. Sanford Winery has been a pioneer in the Sta. Rita Hills from the beginning and the vineyards and winery continues to thrive, innovate and excel under the vision, guidance, stewardship, leadership, and hands-on participation of the Terlato family.
In the Sta. Rita Hills, it all began with Sanford
Botanist Michael Benedict and his friend Richard Sanford were committed to finding a cool climate region and location with just enough heat accumulation to ripen, but not over ripen, wine grapes. A location where they could plant and grow grapes and craft wines, where the quality might equal the best of the best in Europe.
Michael began researching and touring the cool coastal regions of California in search of a region and site that would suit this mission. After an incredible amount of research, observation, collection of data and analysis, Michael believed he had found the perfect location - one which possessed just the right combination of weather patterns, overall cool climate and varying soil conditions. His analysis took him to a unique part of the Santa Ynez Valley in Santa Barbara County and right to the foot of the property that would ultimately become the Sanford & Benedict vineyard. The first vines were planted in 1971, and soon the Pinot Noir from this remote vineyard created a buzz. Others soon followed, wanting to capture the magic of this place. It was the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard which would form the backbone of what is now the Sta. Rita Hills AVA and it was also this vineyard that supplied the cuttings for many of the surrounding vineyards.
The team of Michael Benedict and Richard Sanford would go separate ways after the 1980 vintage and the Sanford Winery continued its existence. Through the years, Sanford Winery remained notable in the region for its pioneering history and for producing wines of high quality from the Sanford & Benedict Vineyard.Chardonnay 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 Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
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