Melville

Verna's Estate Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

9.18 ratings
9.22 pro ratings
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, USA
Chardonnay
Top Notes For
Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.0

Full of contradictions. Super ripe baked orchard fruit along side lots of acidity. Rich, oxidative leesy-ness, without any new oak or malo butteriness. Sea shell mineralIty and mushroom funk. Not typical Cali chard, but pretty compelling in the glass.

Full of contradictions. Super ripe baked orchard fruit along side lots of acidity. Rich, oxidative leesy-ness, without any new oak or malo butteriness. Sea shell mineralIty and mushroom funk. Not typical Cali chard, but pretty compelling in the glass.

Feb 3rd, 2015
@mtpete

Big chard with solid minerality

Big chard with solid minerality

Nov 3rd, 2013
JUN MIYATA

better than 2010 judge!

better than 2010 judge!

Dec 7th, 2013
Tommy Fogarty

Owner Thomas Fogarty Winery

9.7

Tommy had this 10 years ago

Tommy had this 10 years ago

Apr 5th, 2014
Nick Duble

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Sep 26th, 2014
Peggy Hadley

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Aug 16th, 2014
Michael Diehl

Michael had this 10 years ago

Michael had this 10 years ago

Feb 16th, 2014
Shera D'Spain

Shera had this 11 years ago

Shera had this 11 years ago

Jun 22nd, 2013
Wendy Simpson

Wendy had this 11 years ago

Wendy had this 11 years ago

Aug 23rd, 2013