Santa Barbara Winery - Reserve Chardonnay

Santa Barbara WineryReserve Chardonnay

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Reserve Chardonnay of Santa Barbara Winery 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 Reserve Chardonnay from the Santa Barbara Winery

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Reserve Chardonnay of Santa Barbara Winery in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Reserve Chardonnay of Santa Barbara Winery in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Santa Barbara Winery's Reserve 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

Reserve Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 411110
Reserve Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Reserve Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Reserve Chardonnay - 2012
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Reserve Chardonnay - 2011
In the top 100 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Reserve Chardonnay from Santa Barbara Winery are 2013, 2017, 2012, 2011 and 2014.

Informations about the Santa Barbara Winery

The winery offers 38 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sta. Rita Hills in the region of California
Find the Santa Barbara Winery on Facebook and on Twitter

The Santa Barbara Winery is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 34 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 30000 of of United States wines
In the top 200 of of Sta. Rita Hills wines
In the top 55000 of white wines
In the top 250000 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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