Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Vintage Production: 4,500 cases
2020 Diatom, Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County 6x75cl
White ⋅ Santa Barbara County ⋅ USA
£180 / Case£30 / BottleDuty Status: In Bond ⋅ Price incl. of Duty & VAT: £235.22 / Case, £39.20 / BottleAvailability: Immediate ⋅ ETA to UK address: 2-4 days
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Tasting Notes
Tasting Notes
Vinous 96
The 2020 Chardonnay (Santa Barbara County) is outrageously beautiful. In fact, it is one of the very finest wines I have ever tasted from Greg Brewer. Rich and textured in the glass, with plenty of bright acids, the 2020 is wonderfully alive. Greg Brewer has done a tremendous job in crafting a Chardonnay that is both texturally deep and intense. In 2020, facing a lack of visibility in the market because of COVID-19, Brewer-Clifton bottled just a fraction of their appellation Chardonnay, freeing up a number of top sites that Greg Brewer was able to access for Diatom. The 2020 is simply magnificent.
Anticipated maturity: 2022-2029
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