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2021 Sanford & Benedict
Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Chardonnay
Appellation
Sta. Rita Hills
Alcohol %
12.5

2021 Sanford & Benedict

Hailing from 50-year-old vines on their own roots, this cuvée is transparent and focused, a portal into the most famed of Santa Rita Hills’ windswept sites. The nose is oceanic, a margarita mix of salty citrus, chalk and baked nuts that meets levity and a lightly baked quality on the palate. The whole affair sings with nerve and acidity but concentration just the same. No wonder the Burgundy-phile in Raj – and those before him – gravitated to this site decades ago. Its unapologetically mineral backbone provides the perfect canvas for a linear, balanced Chardonnay. This bottling shows not just its cool vintage and coastal terroir, but Raj’s 18 years spent studying the most storied place in Santa Barbara County.

95 pts. James Suckling

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