Winery Sanford - Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay

Winery SanfordSta. Rita Hills Chardonnay

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay of Winery Sanford is a white wine from the region of Sta. Rita Hills of California.
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.

Taste structure of the Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay from the Winery Sanford

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay of Winery Sanford in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, lemon curd

Wine with earth taste

honey, flint

Wine with vegetal taste

chard, straw

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle

On the nose the Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay of Winery Sanford in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, vegetal or hazelnut and sometimes also flavors of melon, straw or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Sanford's Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
14.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 411110
Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 411110

The best vintages of Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay from Winery Sanford are 2012, 2014, 2011, 2009 and 2007.

Informations about the Winery Sanford

The winery offers 46 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This winery is part of the Terlato Wine Group.
It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California

The Winery Sanford is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 41 wines for sale in the of Sta. Rita Hills to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 7500 of of United States wines
In the top 200 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
In the top 7500 of white wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills

The wine region of Sta. Rita Hills is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 268 estates and châteaux in the of Sta. Rita Hills, producing 792 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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