(Brewer Clifton Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay) #2; COLOR-medium golden; NOSE-like dirty engine smoke; a little petrol tire action; a little banana peel as well; PALATE-I'm very intrigued by the nice acidity on this wine (reminds me of Chablis); a little burnt wood action on the sides of my palate; half Macon White Burg and half California sunshine which I like as balance is key in Chardonnay's; I like the clean crispness and the tropical guava/kiwi flavor I get; I like the acid; this delivers for $35 bones; wither, whither; JR-90; GV-90+
By Gary Vaynerchuk
(Brewer Clifton Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay) #2; COLOR-medium golden; NOSE-like dirty engine smoke; a little petrol tire action; a little banana peel as well; PALATE-I'm very intrigued by the nice acidity on this wine (reminds me of Chablis); a little burnt wood action on the sides of my palate; half Macon White Burg and half California sunshine which I like as balance is key in Chardonnay's; I like the clean crispness and the tropical guava/kiwi flavor I get; I like the acid; this delivers for $35 bones; wither, whither; JR-90; GV-90+California Chardonnay Throwdown, Episode #769, 11/17/2009, (See more on Wine Library TV...) 90+ points