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2018 Sierra Mar Vineyard Chardonnay
Santa Lucia Highlands AppellationWinemaker Tasting Notes
"Deep straw hue. This hillside Chardonnay offers concentrated scents of brioche, apple pie, ripe fig, honeydew, and watermelon. With some air, notes of ripe grapefruit and vanilla bean offer a rounding effect on the palate. Upon taste this repertoire continues along with elements of honey and ripe peach. The texture offers precision of sensations while showing tension in that the best days are yet to come for this wine. The finish is intricate, persistent, and perfect. Enjoy now through 2028."
~ Director of Winemaking, Bill Brosseau
Price: $51.00
The Sierra Mar Vineyard is owned by the Franscioni Family and is located at one of the highest elevations in the Santa Lucia Highlands at just over 1,000 ft. The land is a dramatic 44-acre site that has been in the Franscioni Family for four generations and was originally part of a 420-acre cattle ranch. The steep and remote vineyard is divided by terrain and alluvial plains into distinct blocks with individual terroir. Gary Franscioni says Sierra Mar’s naturally thin soils, gusting winds, lack of water and high-altitude inaccessibility make for extremely exceptional wines. Testarossa is proud to be able to make wines from all 5 of the Franscioni/Pisoni properties.
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Production Data
Winemaker: Bill Brosseau
Appellation: Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
Soil: Decomposed granite and gravelly loam
Barrel Aging: 17 months
Cooperage: 100% French Oak, 46% new
Production: 13 barrels
Composition: 100% Chardonnay
Acidity: 6.54 TA (g/L); 3.35 pH
Alcohol: 14.3%
Harvest: September 19, 2018
Club Release: June 17, 2020
Drink Now through 2028
93 points, Josh Raynolds, Antonio Galloni Vinous
"Shimmering straw-yellow. Aromas of poached pear, tangerine and white peach are complicated by toasty lees and floral nuances. Sappy and broad on the palate, offering sappy citrus and orchard fruit, sweet butter and honeysuckle flavors that turn livelier on the back half. Hints of tarragon and ginger emerge on a very long, smoky finish that echoes the floral and pear notes. 46% new French oak."
93 points, Anthony Dias Blue, The SOMM Journal
"Soft vanilla spice nose, silky and juicy with good acid structure and lush tropical fruit; expressive and balanced, smooth and long."
