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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90.6 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 30 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by YoRi on 1/6/2024 & rated 92 points: Ce vin tient la route de facon étonnante.
Des notes similaires à celles écrites en 2017. Pêche à chaire blanche, fleur de trèfle. Superbe structure, longue persistance.
Un grand coup de coeur. (108 views) | | | Tasted by Brian of Mull on 5/7/2022 & rated 92 points: Color is golden. On the nose: Minerals, white flowers, orange zest. On the palate: Orange and lemon zest, loads of minerality/salinity, honeysuckle, a bit of beeswax and spice and very nice acidity. Mouthfeel has a great weight to it. (318 views) | | | Tasted by clutj on 7/26/2021 & rated 92 points: Still drinking great. Can’t imagine this is the peak, which another note said back in 2017! (And now it’s 9 years in!) Orange peel and spices, depth and balance, lots of citrus, ginger, smokey minerals, lots of energy from acidity. So sad that I paid $18 and only bought 3 bottles. This is the last one…. (530 views) | | | Tasted by clutj on 4/29/2019 & rated 91 points: Great balance (941 views) | | | Tasted by fred o. on 12/24/2017: dark golden color. slightly reductive at first, very good minerality, pronounced lemon flavor with good acidity, some lemon curd richness/creamy notes. Really nice and I think drinking at peak now. 92 pts (1595 views) | | | Tasted by YoRi on 11/24/2017 & rated 92 points: Un autre coup de coeur !
Apparence jaune paille, limpide.
Nez expressif, poire et poivre blanc (est-ce la minéralité ?!).
En bouche, le vin est complexe, la texture enveloppante, poire, citron de meyer, un peu de meringue. Au point d'équilibre sucrosité-acidité. Les notes d'élevage sont très subtiles (je suis curieux et me documenterai, vraissemblablement du chene francais et de réemploie). Persistance de moyenne à longue.
Un bon candidat à mettre en paralelle avec, disons, un bourgogne blanc du Maconnais. (1329 views) | | | Tasted by jsapping on 5/23/2017 & rated 93 points: Outstanding Chardonnay. Golden color, full body, long dry finish. Compares well to my favorites (Ramey, Del Dotto). (1275 views) | | | Tasted by Christoffer78 on 5/4/2017 & rated 93 points: A stunning effort exhibiting rich citrus, a refreshing impression with seaweed and oysters, but there is also classy yellow ripe colza flower and subtle tropical fruit. Surely this effort has both power and elegance with the latter adding that oohhmpf - the difference between "ok" and "great"... The palate adds nicely to the overall experience with lovely balance and integration. Both the structure and texture tell me this wine will continue to develop for a number of years, but it surely is a treat tonight too. It is actually best described as flirty at present. A perfect food companion to shellfish and lighter meats like poultry.
Tasted in a flight with 2009, 2012 and 2015 Brewer-Clifton S:ta Rita Hills Chardonnay. (1140 views) | | | Tasted by GoBlue2002 on 1/26/2017 & rated 90 points: Drinking well now.
Oak on the nose, but lots of citrus, grapefruit, mineral. Not buttery.
Me - 91, Wife - 90 (856 views) | | | Tasted by air guitar & pinot noir on 11/24/2016 & rated 91 points: This seemed to be in perfect balance and harmony. Fruit, oak and acidity have fully integrated to offer an enjoyable drinking experience. The various components have come together to offer a synergistic end result. Lemon citrus with white stone. (685 views) | | | Tasted by MatLot on 2/14/2016 & rated 90 points: Même notes, trop chers, simple bon mais 20$ de trop. (941 views) | | | Tasted by Wine Sparty on 2/4/2016 & rated 87 points: Aroma has vanilla, and the taste has a combo of vanilla and limestone. The finish has an especially lime hint. There is just too much vanilla going on here for my taste, and the combo of flavors just doesn't seem to go too well. (935 views) | | | Tasted by MatLot on 2/1/2016 & rated 90 points: Bon, mais trop chers (818 views) | | | Tasted by Bruce 1er on 10/2/2015 & rated 92 points: Full-bodied and on the larger side in style, with excellent fruit, oak and acid nicely balanced. Really well-crafted. (804 views) | | | Tasted by Al Doughty on 8/11/2015 & rated 91 points: Rich and powerful with great viscosity, yet balanced with appropriate backbone and acidity. Flavors of lemon, pear and hazelnut play nicely with the well integrated creamy oak. (836 views) | | | Tasted by clutj on 8/8/2015: certainly some noticeable oak here, but not too much for an area that I think of as going very light on the oak (661 views) | | | Tasted by Omar Khayyam on 3/15/2015: Go West tasting march 13 2015 (sheraton, stockholm, sweden): nice chard (1732 views) | | | Tasted by BMCKIE99 on 2/9/2015 & rated 90 points: I was surprised to see the high grades for this but after tasting it, I can see why. Very refreshing lemony, buttery, lichee fruit. (881 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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JebDunnuck.com, A Spotlight on Santa Barbara (7/31/2018)
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Vinous, Santa Barbara: The Thrill of Discovery (Jul 2014)
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Vinous, November/December 2013, IWC Issue #171
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| Brewer-Clifton Producer website
Addt'l Info (Jackson Family Wine Group)
Born of an obsession with Santa Barbara County terroir, we formed Brewer-Clifton in the early 1990’s. We both had significant sales and production experience with a multitude of Santa Barbara County wineries, and always felt compelled to push the limits of the fruit from the area further than our previous employers had set forth to do. We set out to put the essence of the best vineyards in the area into a bottle.
We focus our efforts solely on the production of vineyard designated Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from several carefully selected, extreme vineyards in the Sta. Rita Hills appellation. The area's long growing seasons and diversity of marine-based soils combine to produce dynamic and explosive wines with great purity and precision. Each vineyard site is nurtured identically, allowing the pedigree of place to play the most significant role in our portfolio of wines.
In addition to our collective efforts, Steve Clifton also produces wine under his own label, called Palmina, which focuses exclusively on Italian varietals, and is the winemaker at Tritono, an Argentine producer of Malbec. Greg Brewer produces wine under the diatom label, as well as being the winemaker at Melville, a Santa Rita Hills winery dedicated to estate grown Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah.
Brewer-Clifton wines are only available in small quantities. Total production averages between 4,000 and 6,500 cases annually.
Brewer-Clifton is owned and operated by Steve Clifton, a musician, and Greg Brewer, a former professor of French. The pair started Brewer-Clifton in 1995 and they source grapes from the Santa Rita Hills appellation. Brewer-Clifton makes Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and sparkling wine. The wines earn ratings in the 90s from reviewers, and Wine Advocate has noted that “Brewer and Clifton consistently deliver delicious wines that are also deeply thought provoking with regards to the potential these vineyard sites hold.”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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