White Wine from Central Coast

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...

Vinous, 93 points: The 2013 Chardonnay offers a super-intriguing interplay of the vivid, crystalline purity that is such a signature of the appellation, along with soft contours that give the wine much of its welcoming personality. Scents...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Vinous, 93 points: 93+ One of the most distinctive Chardonnays in Sta. Rita Hills appellation. Lemon peel, grapefruit, smoke, slate and flint are some of the signatures in a brilliant, impeccable Chardonnay built on delineation and class. A...

Wine Enthusiast, 90 points: Unusually dry and crisp, this gives up tangy green apple, kiwi and lemon flavors backed by electric acidity, rather light body and a touch of enervating astringency that's unusual in a white wine. Fresh oysters, please.

Wine Enthusiast, 92 points: Toasty aromas of seared lemon, citrus pith and ashy Brie rind show on the nose of this bottling from the longtime grape-growing family. The palate is extremely focused and sharp, offering lime sorbet, green pear and more...

jebdunnuck.com, 95 points: Even better, the sensational 2016 Chardonnay Sierra Mar Vineyard offers notes of dried pineapple, orchard fruits, white flowers, and smoky minerality. About as pure and seamless as they come, with perfect balance, it’s...

Vinous, 94 points: Bright yellow. The most high-pitched and mineral-driven of this year's chardonnays displaying scents of chalk dust lime zest lemongrass and green apple with a potent floral quality that gains strength with air. Strikingly...

Wine Enthusiast, 92 points: A warm butter aroma meets with lemon spray, citrus pith, wet gravel and crushed limestone on the nose of this bottling from a coveted single block in a historic vineyard. There is lots of tension on the palate, where...