No doubt
you’re not familiar with San Saba Vineyard up in Monterey County, but this
little vineyard has been producing stellar fruit for decades. Under the
umbrella Wrath Wines label, I first covered them in my 2010 travel book, Santa
Barbara & The Central Coast. They have re-worked their Ex Anima label,
morphing to simply EX and you’re going to need to find these wines (they have tasting rooms in both Soledad off Highway 101 and in Carmel). What’s
immediately apparent on this Chardonnay is a vitality, a freshness you
encounter from the first sip. Guava, pineapple, tropical fruits, lemon-lime,
orange zest, and Red Delicious apple all conspire to make a bright, clean and
refreshing wine. As the name suggests, there’s no oak treatment. These are 35
year old vines (Clone 4 for the wine geeks) and are sustainably farmed under
the SIP Certified Program, insuring that you can feel confident of a do no harm mentality to our environment.
And at a meager nineteen bucks, you literally cannot go wrong.
ORIGIN:
Monterey,
California – Santa Lucia Highlands
PRICE: $19/ 750ML / 814 Cases
ALCOHOL: 13.5%
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