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Score 93/100 · Drink 2017-2022, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Mar 2017

The 2014 Chardonnay (Santa Cruz Mountains) is a highly individual wine. Powerful and phenolic, with plenty of mountain intensity, the 2014 offers notable power. Reductive overtones in the bouquet adds energy and tension, which results in a striking interplay of all the elements. Ash, graphite and a host of savory/mineral overtones are the signatures. The reductive element is pushed to the edge. There is certainly no shortage of intrigue.

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93
93/100

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93
91-94/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

93
93/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous

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91 - 94 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 91-94/100 · Drink 2017-2024, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Feb 2016

An addition to the range, the 2014 Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains offers notable depth and nuance. The classically Burgundian-inflected notes, chiseled fruit and citrus-driven notes are all typical of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Candied lemon, pear, white flowers, slate and crushed rocks add the final shades of nuance. I tasted the 2014 from tank, just prior to bottling. The Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay emerges from two vineyard sites.

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Kutch
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Grape Blend

Chardonnay

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White

Taste

Dry

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