Winemaker Notes
Bright greenish yellow. White fruits, apples and tropical fruits combined with own notes maturing in barrels as vanilla and coconut. Cream entry, balanced acidity and good volume.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Fresh and creamy nose with lemon curd, sour cream and praline. Quite bright and acid-driven on the palate with medium flavor intensity and an elegant, refreshing finish. Medium body and succulent.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2022 Reserva Chardonnay was produced with grapes from the Valle de Uco (the whole Reserva range is from there), and it's varietal and clean, with 13% alcohol, citrus notes and more complexity. It blends grapes from Vista Flores and Tupungato, with some 30% fermented in barrel where it matured for four months, and they prevent malolactic (they don't like malolactic in whites) to keep the freshness reflected by a low pH (3.2).
Bodega Santa Julia was created in honor of Julia Zuccardi, part of the third generation of leaders from the Zuccardi Family. The Santa Julia winery represents the family’s commitment to producing the highest quality wines through sustainable practices that protect the environment and uplift the local community. For Julia, and the Zuccardi Family, sustainability is not just about working in harmony with the environment, rather it is a comprehensive approach that supports the land, the farmers, and the overall health of the local community in terms of educational, physical, and financial health. Julia, alongside her grandmother, Emma, continue to enrich their local community by providing childcare and schooling for their employees’ children, adult education programs, access to computer labs, and health and fitness centers to sustain physical and mental health. Sustainable practices include organic farming, compost production, bottling in lightweight glass, and solar power in the winery. With Santa Julia in your glass, you are assured to be drinking a high quality wine which respects the land, and supports the families who diligently tend to the vines.
Bodega Santa Julia is the first winery in Argentina to achieve a Fair for Life certification.
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.
With a winning combination of cool weather, high elevation and well-draining alluvial soils, it is no surprise that Mendoza’s Uco Valley is one of the most exciting up-and-coming wine regions in Argentina. Healthy, easy-to-manage vines produce low yields of high-quality fruit, which in turn create flavorful, full-bodied wines with generous acidity.
This is the source of some of the best Malbec in Mendoza, which can range from value-priced to ultra-premium. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay also perform well here.