Winemaker Notes
Layers of honeysuckle, pear, and lemongrass all supported by vibrant acidity and rich texture.
Pair with petrale sole and salade maraichere.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Suave and well-structured, with an array of nut cream, apple tart and dried pear flavors that feature some tropical hints. The flinty finish is pure and rich-tasting. Drink now through 2022.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: One can always count on the Saintsbury wines. As an anchor winery in the Carneros District, Saintsbury has produced some of the area's top Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. The 2016 Sangiacomo Green Acres Chardonnay is right on target. Its aromas and flavors of ripe apple and up-front oak should pair deliciously with cracked crab over a mixed green salad. (Tasted: August 22, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
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.
Known for elegant wines that combine power and finesse, Carneros is set in the rolling hills that straddle the southernmost parts of both Sonoma and Napa counties. The cooling winds from the abutting San Pablo Bay, combined with lots of midday California sunshine, create an ideal environment for producing wines with a perfect balance of crisp acidity and well-ripened fruit.
This cooler pocket of California lends itself to growing Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah. Carneros is an important source of sparkling wines made in the style of Champagne as well.