White Wine from Central Coast

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 94 points: The 2014 Chardonnay Old Guard is the most relaxed and open of these wines. Orchard fruit and sweet floral notes are front and center, but it is the wine's crystalline purity and overall finesse that stand out most. In...

Decanter, 95 points: It was a great pleasure to visit Rajat Parr in Santa Barbara at the beginning of this year and to see some of the extreme sites his team are farming. Since 2011, Raj and his winemaker Sashi Moorman have been producing...

Wine Spectator, 90 points: A seductive style that captures effusively ripe peach and nectarine flavors. Features a juicy texture that's broad and layered. Despite using no oak, this leaves the impression of spicy, jazzy wood on the lingering...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 94 points: The 2014 Chardonnay is one of the most distinctive wines being made in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Graphite, smoke, peach, mint and honey give the 2014 much of its exotic flair. Dramatic in both its flavors and phenolic...

jebdunnuck.com, 95 points: A total head turner is the 2016 Chardonnay Estate, which is reminiscent of a Grand Cru White Burgundy. Loaded with notions of ripe orchard fruits, toast, flinty minerality and white flowers, it hits the palate with medium...

Vinous, 92 points: Liquid Farm's 2015 Chardonnay La Hermana is a blend of fruit from Bien Nacido, Solomon Hills and Dierberg. Intensely pointed and saline, it will need a bit more time in bottle to be at its most expressive. In keeping with...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 94 points: The 2013 Chardonnay Vanguard is absolutely gorgeous. Candied lemon peel, butter, pastry, mint and spice open up first, followed by a slight tropical note that adds nuance, texture and oiliness. The 90% new French oak...

Vinous, 91 points: The 2015 Chardonnay Zotovich Family Vineyard is another very pretty wine from Tyler. Here, the richness and radiance of the year seems to dominate over site character, but the wine is quite delicious if taken on its own...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 94 points: Middle-of-the-road style-wise, with a rocking mix of fruit, texture and freshness, the 2013 Chardonnay 3 D offers up lots saltiness in its citrus, ripe apple and crushed rock-riven bouquet. Medium-bodied, layered and...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 93 points: 93+ Vivid gold. An explosively perfumed bouquet displays scents of candied lime, lemongrass, anise, iodine and ginger. Deeply pitched but energetic, with precise, incisive citrus and orchard fruit flavors that pick up...

Vinous, 94 points: The 2016 Sauvignon Blanc Vogelzang Vineyard offers tons of varietal character, with a sense of vertical lift and structure that gives the wine its distinctive shape. Orange peel, mint, jasmine and a host of tropical...

jebdunnuck.com, 94 points: The 2016 Chardonnay Bien Nacido Block UU comes from a great vineyard located just east of the town of Santa Maria and was brought up in 20% new French oak. A classic Bien Nacido bouquet of honeyed orchard fruits, crushed...

Antonio Galloni's Vinous, 93 points: Limpid yellow-gold. Deeply pitched pear nectar, tangerine and honeydew scents are complemented by hints of dusty minerals and white flowers. Fleshy and impressively concentrated, offers palate-caressing pit and orchard...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 93 points: The 2014 Chardonnay Soberanes Vineyard offers lots of citrus blossom and white flowers in a clean, crisp, medium to full-bodied style. Its acidity is beautifully integrated, it's impeccably balanced and a true gem in the...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, 93 points: Vivid yellow. Musky aromas of casaba melon lime pith and ginger with slow-building smokiness. Sappy dense and stony; at once opulent and tightly focused with lovely mineral lift contributing energy to its deep melon and...