Country: US / Sierra Mar Vineyard
Variety: Chardonnay California
Winery: Loring Wine Company / Santa Lucia Highlands
Lush in winemaker Brian Loring’s preferred style, this wine shows roasted cashews, seared lemons and baked apples on the nose. There’s a walnut-oil quality to the palate, which is chewy and fat but not overreaching, with touches of tonic, cinnamon and caramel.