Fess Parker 2012 Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley)
Editors' Choice
This fascinating Chardonnay combines elegance with the opulence you expect from California. It's ripe and forward in papaya, quince, mango, pear and pineapple fruits, but also shows a steely minerality that's as fresh and pure as snowmelt water in a pebbly stream. It is never forward or over-the-top.
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Price$35,Buy Now
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DesignationBien Nacido Vineyard
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Alcohol14.1%
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Bottle Size750 ml
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CategoryWhite
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Date Published5/1/2014
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