Lot 80 2006 Santa Ynez Valley Chardonnay
Price: $12.00
- Vintage: 2006
- Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley
- Grape: Chardonnay
- Alcohol by volume: 14.5%
- Production: 1,000 cases
- Release date: August 5, 2008
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Taste: Vibrant, yellow, almost glowing! The nose is positively dripping with honey and pears. The palate is broad and expansive with creamy oak and rich fruits held together with a glistening minerality that keeps it all together. This is a gorgeous wine with its rich texture and tremendous length. For those of you who have been waiting for a bigger, richer style from us here’s your wine.
Cameron Confidential: Lot 80 stands in contrast to many of the chardonnay’s we have done here at CHW – it’s a fruit bomb. But not just any fruit bomb, it’s the entire 2006 single vineyard designate chardonnay for one of the central coasts best winemakers (according to Robert Parker). What differentiates this wine from so many other fruit bombs is that it really sings – as big as it is, it’s still lithe and electric, never ponderous or excessive. The deft hand of the winemaker is evident here in spades.
In many respects, Santa Ynez is very similar to the Russian River Valley with significant diurnal temperature swings making it a prime region for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. That said, this is a different style than many of our Russian River Chardonnay’s with a bit more oak and malolactic fermentation.
The wine was made in partnership with a vineyard that was subsequently sold forcing the liquidation of the wine as part of the partnership. Previous bottlings sold for $30 a bottle and were tasting room only wines.
