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Brewer-Clifton Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay 2008Price: $40.00    Case Price: $36.00

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Color:
White
Body/Type:
Full Bodied
Style:
Modern
Size:
Bottle, 750 ml
Winery:
Brewer-Clifton
Grapes:
Chardonnay
Serve At:
54°-61° F
Region:
USA > California > Santa Rita Hills

The Brewer-Clifton Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay comes from six different vineyard sites, made to showcase the relatively new California wine growing appellation that is Santa Rita Hills. An elegant offering at an affordable price, their Chardonnay is well thought out. Trying to showcase some of their best vineyards, it's a mix of new world ripe fruit and old world minerality. Even though the vines are quite young compared to most standards, the wine imparts a feeling of place, a characteristic that both Greg Brewer and Steve Clifton have sought out since arriving in Santa Barbara. A very well made wine with balanced oak, acidity and depth.

Born of an obsession with Santa Barbara County terroir, Greg Brewer and Steve Clifton have set out to put the best vineyard sites of the AVA into a bottle. Brewer-Clifton focus solely on site expressive wines from the Sta. Rita Hills appellation using Chardonnay and Pinot Noir as voices of place. The area's long growing seasons and diversity of marine-based soils combine to produce dynamic and explosive wines with great purity and precision. Each vineyard site is nurtured identically, allowing the pedigree of place to play the most significant role in their wines. Brewer-Clifton wines are only available in small quantities, with total production averages between 7,000 and 8,000 cases annually.

The Santa Rita Hills AVA lies inland along the Santa Ynez River, roughly 10 miles from the Pacific Coast. The river bends south suddenly, marking the end of heavy ocean influence, and the beginning of the region itself. Here the cool climate and variety of silt and clay soils lend themselves to Pinot Noir and Chardonnay fruit of high quality, although many winegrowers are experimenting to great results with other cool-weather varieties.

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