2020 Brewer-Clifton Machado Vineyard Chardonnay Sta Rita Hills

(94 Points  ---   Wine Advocate)

The 2020 Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills begins with a touch of matchstick reduction, requiring plenty of aeration. It unfolds slowly to warm white peaches and singular wafts of lychee and dried tarragon, an intriguing interplay of exoticism and savory reduction. The palate is still youthfully coiled with linear acidity, anchoring texture and an evolving finish that hints at more to come. Give it a few years in bottle to unwind. (EB)   Review Date: 12/2022