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Date Printed: 5/22/2013
Sanford Chardonnay 2009
Sanford Chardonnay 2009
 (search item no. 109683)
Wine Spectator rating: 88 points
Wine Enthusiast rating: 87 points
PRICE ON 5/22/2013: $19.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2008 Wine Enthusiast rating: 90 points
2007 Wine Enthusiast rating: 89 points
2002 Wine Enthusiast rating: 90 points
2000 Wine Spectator rating: 87 points
1999 Wine Spectator rating: 86 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 Our 2009 Santa Barbara County Chardonnay comes from our two estate vineyards in the Santa Rita Hills, La Rinconada and Sanford & Benedict. The 2009 vintage was low yielding and balanced, resulting from near perfect growing conditions. This produced intense, but elegant wines with great structure. This hand harvested, barrel fermented chardonnay shows intriguing aromas of citrus and lychee nut. In addition to the lovely fruit, this wine has complex characters of roasted nuts and minerality that carries through its long finish. This full bodied wine has nice acidity to keep it in balance and makes a nice complement to most seafood, poultry and pasta with lighter sauces, and makes an excellent pairing with mushrooms (especially chantrelles and morels).
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About Sanford Winery:

 In Santa Barbara wine country, it all started with Sanford Winery. Recognizing a magical combination of climate and soil conditions, the Sanford & Benedict vineyard was plated in 1971, and the resulting wines are now the benchmark of the Sta. Rita Hills AVA. Pinot Noir has thrived in the Sta. Rita Hills ever since, and ranks among the best and most distinctive in the world. Sanford's estate vineyards - Rancho La Rinconada and Sanford & Benedict - lie within the 100 square mile AVA, and they rely exclusively on these vineyards for their luscious, signature Pinot Noir. The area owes its magic to an unusual east-west mountain valley that runs from the vineyards to the Pacific Ocean; ideal for cool-climate varietals.