2023 Tyler Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
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The 2023 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard opens with aromas of golden apple, white chocolate, fennel and citrus rind, delivered with the omnipresent combination of class and restraint that defines the site. The palate is dense, supple and concentrated, before springing into a driving, prescient finish grounded by a waxy richness and a phenolic grip. While the La Rinconada bottling offers a touch more intensity and invigorating energy in this vintage, this is one of the most definitive renderings of the vineyard, and it should evolve fantastically in bottle.
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Matthew Luczy, Wine Advocate
Billy Norris, Vinous
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The 2023 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is taut and laser-focused, a wine that pulses with cool-vintage tension from start to finish. Grippy and mineral to the core, it conveys an umami savoriness that speaks to the magical powers of old vines. Layers of citrus oil, crushed rocks and saline drive build across the mid-palate, expanding with air. This is less about overt fruit and more about textural grip. The 2023 really delivers.