Lee Pitofsky

9.5

Decant your white burgs! This improved so much with air. There’s such power and verve with incredible depth and seamlessness of its layered Chablisen minerality, with buttercream, roasted hazelnuts and an ocean spray-like salinity. It’s texturally captivating, wrapping around the palate with killer density without weight. Racy acids balance its richness and secondary nuttiness and it finishes forever. Excellent. — a month ago

John T

9.0

Great with shrimp dishes. Very citrus forward. Very refreshing. Frankly would be great on any hot summer day. — 3 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.4

Nose shows greenness/stems, smoke, strawberries. Lightly crunchy, medium+ acid; some ocean spray cranberry juice here. Texture is where this shines with a rich creaminess that ends with medium+ acid. Great food wine. — 4 years ago

Beth Petros

9.1

Delicious and unusual blend of Cab Franc, Malbec and merlot. — 8 months ago

Seth Masterson

8.9

Orange blossoms and ultra ripe apricots flooding out of the glass.
The orangeness carries onto the palate as well. Acid is a bit lower than I expected, which might not be a bad thing with all of that nice orange citrus flavor but also not as clean and refreshing as other svb examples. — 3 years ago

John Willison

9.1

Meyer lemon, herb garden, crushed shells, ocean water. — 3 years ago

Severn G

9.2

Atlantic Ocean, lite...Notes tomorrow?

192H Update:
Nose has fully saturated oak plank, moist almonds, incredible sweet & saline notes, fermenting green apples, white chocolate bar, white candle wax and fresh yellow apple slice. Palate has almond broth (does that exist?), dried yellow apple, chamomile tea, moist bread, faint green olive (?) with mild saline finish, faint acidity. Damn I do not drink enough Manzanilla! — 4 years ago

John Willison

9.0

Crushed oyster shells, ocean water, crisp acidity. Clean. — a year ago

Jenn Ingle

9.0

Nose - gardenia, chamomile, ocean and clay pot. Appearance - Super duper clean. Beautiful light straw color. Main tasting notes - tart lemon all day with a little bit of grapefruit. Pretty acidic with a longer acid finish but the acid works well with the lemon flavor. Really nice with a spicy summer chicken dish. Not always a fan of acidic whites but this hits the spot. — a year ago

Martinez

9.2

Chardonnay from 40 years old vines in the Trout Gulch vineyard, a very cool site on sandy loam in Aptos, about 4 miles from the Ocean in Sabra Cruz County. Pure nose with aromas of citrus, salt, crushed stone and white fruit. Medium-bodied, bright, lively with citrus flavors. Good acidity and noticeable salinity on the palate — 4 years ago