Camino Cellars Soberanes Vineyard Chardonnay 2017
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Robert
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A project born of passion, the production is small but results in a wine bursting with character - hugely aromatic of Meyer lemon, wild fennel, fresh tarragon, and Pixie tangerine. The palate is precise with orange and yellow citrus confit, fresh creamy notes, and a long juicy finish. Bottled without filtration after 15 months in French oak barrels.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2017 Chardonnay Soberanes Vineyard was barrel fermented and aged for 16 months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. It opens with quince paste, warm peach, hay, stone and lime peel with white blossoms and a spicy undercurrent. Light to medium-bodied, it has a good core of ripe fruit with honey-nut accents, juicy acidity and a long, textured finish.
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Parker
Robert
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Perhaps the most highly regarded appellation within Monterey County, Santa Lucia Highlands AVA benefits from a combination of warm morning sunshine and brisk afternoon breezes, allowing grapes to ripen slowly and fully. The result is concentrated, flavorful wines that retain their natural acidity. Wineries here do not shy away from innovation, and place a high priority on sustainable viticultural practices.
The climatic conditions here are perfectly suited to the production of ripe, rich Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. These Burgundian varieties dominate an overwhelming percentage of plantings, though growers have also found success with Syrah, Riesling and Pinot Gris.