2014 Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills
Community Tasting Note
nzinkgraf wrote:
Friday, January 15, 2016 - W/ Greg Brewer.
Sta Rita Hills, 7 mile by 5 mile block in western Santa Barbara Cty, the extreme SW of Santa Ynes Valley. 'The weather is perfect, from a professional stand point.' Sand, plankton, about 10 miles from the ocean. Worked for UCSB as French Lit teacher. Got into wine in 1992. Brewer Clifton started in 1996. Started with $10,000, bought 2 tones of fruit. In 1997, Greg was involved mapping and starting the Sta Rita Hills appellation. Foggy in the morning, sun breaks out around noon. Then the wind comes in. No rain. Blessing and a curse.
No new oak at Brewer Clifton, no stirring the lees. Lees are the life support, from which the wine should not be removed. No malo to speak of. 90% of production is the Sta Rita Hills Chard and PN. 'White wine as an hour glass shape.' 'Lemon, lime and salt as elements of the Sta Rita Hills.'
Salty citrus aromas, but has a flatter expression, but again more mineral, not a big fruit vehicle. A bit of a flat beer aroma. Has some weight on the palate to mitigate all the acid. Some notes of Pilsner on the palate with lime fruit.
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