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Diatom Bar - M Chardonnay Santa Barbara County 2018 (750ml)
Price: $29.99
Sale Price: $26.95
Saline, White Peach; Precise & Balanced
| Producer | Diatom Bar - M Chardonnay Santa Barbara County |
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| Country | United States |
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| Region | California |
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| Subregion | Santa Barbara County |
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| Varietal | Chardonnay |
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| Vintage | 2018 |
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| Sku | 25203 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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A weathered skeleton
In windy fields of memory,
piercing like a knife
Basho (1644-1694)
Our approach to chardonnay is one which incorporates tradition with precision and restraint. The unique oceanic qualities of the Sta. Rita hills Chardonnay first caught our attention. Focused on citrus notes and a saline quality that promotes an age worthy structure, the uniqueness of a wine region bordered on two of its four sides by the Pacific Ocean is clear. The grapes from each site are handled identically from arrival to the cellar through bottling, allowing for the essence of each site to be expressed.
Diatom Bar – M Chardonnay
Santa Barbara County
Bar – M Vineyard
Los Alamos Valley
Wine Tasting Notes
Diatom Bar-M Vineyard is sourced from the stunning contiguous blocks of clone 76 Chardonnay planted over 20 years ago in the Los Alamos region of Santa Barbara County.
Aroma: Lemon, Citrus Blossom, Wet Sand
Flavor: Saline, White Peach
Texture: Precise, Balanced
Alcohol: 14.5%
Diatom Bar - M Chardonnay Santa Barbara County Description
Diatom Wines
“Diatom is motivated by the pursuit of subtraction and refinement. It is the polishing of a grain of rice until one has reached its ultimate inner core. Our Sta. Rita Hills marine landscape is stark and so are the wines of its provenance. We strive for a recognition of place with as little disturbance, distraction or interference as possible. The resulting wines have a sense of transparency and a purity of intent and purpose.”
Greg Brewer, Founder & Winemaker
100% Estate
Our approach is simple, paying careful attention to signals from the vines and nature, responding to those with individually prescribed techniques. As each vineyard has its own unique requirements, we manage each according to their inimitable needs. Using sustainable farming methods we are working to achieve a balance between the site, the vines, and the microclimates in each vineyard.
Welcome to Brewer-Clifton
We are committed to a finite stretch of land within the Sta. Rita Hills appellation even before we mapped and defined it some twenty years ago. From our first working moments here in the early 1990’s, we have been lured and seduced by this magnificent wine growing area. The pure crystalline sand soils under our feet and the salty air blowing continuously from the rugged nearby sea set an immediate hook from which we could never escape.
We remain steadfastly loyal to the stewardship of this land through our estate holdings, and are humbled to travel the globe sharing our story with colleagues, collectors and wine enthusiasts such as yourself. We feel more motivated than ever before in the refinement of our craft and look forward to sharing our efforts with you for many decades to come.
Respectfully,
Greg Brewer, Founder & Winemaker
