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• S-F wrote: 91 points

  December 29, 2021 - I've never been able to taste much butter on Chardonnay, but I suppose this has a hint of that (if I really strain my buds) on top of the usual tropical notes. This is a fairly big Chardonnay at 14.5% ABV, which is normally not my jam, but it has two things going for it: very little discernible oak influence and subdued "Chardonnay bitterness". Rio Vista Vineyards in Sta- Rita Hills are pretty well respected and provide Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to Flying Goat, Tantara and a few others. I know Patrick Kelley the winemaker, and he's one of the great winemakers here in the south (Ventura County, to be more precise) and he takes fruit from from both SB and Los Angeles. They're consistently good wines.

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