Alma Rosa El Jabali Vineyard Chardonnay 2007

  • 93 Wine &
    Spirits
Sold Out - was $21.98
OFFER Take $20 off your order of $100+
Ships Fri, Apr 5
You purchased this 12/27/23
0
Limit Reached
You purchased this 12/27/23
Alert me about new vintages and availability
Alma Rosa El Jabali Vineyard Chardonnay 2007 Front Label
Alma Rosa El Jabali Vineyard Chardonnay 2007 Front Label

Product Details


Varietal

Region

Producer

Vintage
2007

Size
750ML

ABV
14.1%

Features
Boutique

Green Wine

Your Rating

0.0 Not For Me NaN/NaN/N

Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

Fresh and citrusy in the nose, lemon-lime and wispyaromatic oak, a somewhat banana-esque character leads toa clean yet round mouthfeel, a long-lasting finish with abit of flintiness... 25-year-old vines, farmed organically;stainless-steel fermentation, no malolactic and short termaging in used French oak; it all adds up to a classicChardonnay in the Montrachet mold. Serve cool withpowerful cheeses; fried seafood; roasted chicken; porkroast with apples and cabbage; root vegetable gratins…

Professional Ratings

  • 93
    Richard and Thekla Sanford founded Alma Rosa in 2005, after 24 years at Sanford Winery. They based their new project on 100 acres of organically farmed vineyards in the Santa Rita hills. This chardonnay is a selection from vines planted in 1983, cold fermented without malolactic. Only 30 percent of it rests in new oak. The fruit comes through in citrusy flavors of pink grapefruit, orange and a hint of salted caramel. It's clean and firm, with the warm/cool zest of the Santa Rita Hills. A beautiful young chardonnay to chill for any fresh shellfish.

Other Vintages

2020
  • 95 Robert
    Parker
  • 93 Jeb
    Dunnuck
  • 93 Wine
    Spectator
  • 90 Wine
    Enthusiast
2017
  • 93 Wine
    Enthusiast
  • 91 Robert
    Parker
2016
  • 93 Jeb
    Dunnuck
2014
  • 91 Wine
    Enthusiast
2012
  • 90 Robert
    Parker
Alma Rosa

Alma Rosa

View all products
Alma Rosa, California
Alma Rosa Winery Image
Richard Sanford came to the Santa Ynez Valley 40 years ago with the desire to create wines that would rival the best of France. First to recognize the potential of the Santa Rita Hills (now an officially accredited American Viticultural Area as Sta. Rita Hills), and first to plant Pinot Noir vines there, Richard is a pioneer with a well established reputation for excellence in winemaking.

Working in partnership for more than 30 years, Thekla and Richard Sanford founded multiple, successful winegrowing enterprises. Their latest venture, Alma Rosa Winery & Vineyards, represents the culmination of a lifetime's experience – an enterprise dedicated to creating high quality wines and setting a benchmark for organic farming, sustainable agriculture methods, and environment-friendly commerce.

Image for Chardonnay Wine content section
View all products

One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.

Image for Central Coast Wine California content section
View all products

The largest and perhaps most varied of California’s wine-growing regions, the Central Coast produces a good majority of the state's wine. This vast California wine district stretches from San Francisco all the way to Santa Barbara along the coast, and reaches inland nearly all the way to the Central Valley.

Encompassing an extremely diverse array of climates, soil types and wine styles, it contains many smaller sub-AVAs, including San Francisco Bay, Monterey, the Santa Cruz Mountains, Paso Robles, Edna Valley, Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley.

While the Central Coast California wine region could probably support almost any major grape varietiy, it is famous for a few Central Coast reds and whites. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon and Zinfandel are among the major ones. The Central Coast is home to many of the state's small, artisanal wineries crafting unique, high-quality wines, as well as larger producers also making exceptional wines.

WWH115864_2007 Item# 104793

Internet Explorer is no longer supported.
Please use a different browser like Edge, Chrome or Firefox to enjoy all that Wine.com has to offer.

It's easy to make the switch.
Enjoy better browsing and increased security.

Yes, Update Now

Search for ""