2020 Chanin Chardonnay Sanford and Benedict Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills

"Coming from one of the top sites in the Sta. Rita Hills, the 2020 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard spent 15 months in 20% new French oak. A brilliant effort, it reveals pure, crisp notes of orchard fruits, chalky minerality, honeyed flowers, and brioche. These carry to a medium-bodied Chardonnay that stays tight and compact on the palate, with good mid-palate density, integrated yet high acidity, and a distinct salinity and minerality on the finish. It's another brilliant, classy, age-worthy Chardonnay that should keep for 10-15 years. Maturity: 2022 - 2037" - Jeb Dunnuck Review Date: August 2022

"The 2020 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard emerges from the original parcel of own-rooted vines planted in 1971. Crushed rocks, sage, mint, citrus and white flowers lend nuance to a bright, airy Chardonnay that is all understatement. The 2020 is not an obvious wine, but for readers who enjoy subtlety an nuance, this is very hard to beat. Drinking window: 2022 - 2028" - Antonio Galloni Review Date: June 2022

"The 2020 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard has soft scents of panna cotta, Meyer lemon, crushed almonds and beeswax, with additional nuances emerging as it spends time in the glass. Medium-bodied and silky with bright bursts of acidity, it features creamy citrus fruits and a touch of texture that draws out the finish. Drink Date: 2022 - 2027" - Erin Brooks Review Date: December 2022

"Soft nectarine and elegant yellow apple aromas are sprinkled with salt, lime zest and chalk on the nose of this bottling. It's lively and lemony on the palate, where a tense structure and energetic acidity deliver refreshing stone fruit flavors before a nuttier finish." - Matt Kettmann Review Date: September 2022