Winery Mer SoleilReserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay
White wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay of the Winery Mer Soleil is in the top 20 of wines of Santa Barbara County.
Taste structure of the Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay from the Winery Mer Soleil
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay of Winery Mer Soleil in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay of Winery Mer Soleil in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay
The Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay of Winery Mer Soleil matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of tripe in the style of caen, papillotes of simple salmon steaks or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
Details and technical informations about Winery Mer Soleil's Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Reserve Santa Barbara Chardonnay from Winery Mer Soleil are 2016, 2017, 2014, 2013 and 2018.
Informations about the Winery Mer Soleil
The Winery Mer Soleil is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Santa Barbara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Barbara County
Californian star of cool climates (Central Coast): signature Pinot Noir as king of reds on the cool AVAs (Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Maria Valley) — fine and mineral with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, orange peel and spice, Burgundy-style acidity. Taut Chardonnay (citrus, apple, gunflint). Fleshy Syrah (Ballard Canyon).
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Sabrer (champagne)
A cavalier and folkloric way of opening a bottle of champagne by breaking the neck with a sharp blow given with the top of the blade of a sabre.
