Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2017 Historic Vineyard Collection

- 93 Punkte JEB DUNNUCK: „Seeing a slightly longer élevage of 20 months in new barrels, the 2017 Chardonnay 32nd Vintage Celebration Sanford & Benedict shows a racy, focused, tight style that should build nicely with bottle age. Lots of buttered citrus and orchard fruits as well as spice, toasty oak, and salty mineral-like nuances all emerge from the glass. Medium-bodied, it stays focused and precise on the palate, has good mid-palate depth, and outstanding length. Give it a year or two and enjoy over the following decade..“ Drinking window: 2022-2033

- 93 Parkers WINE ADVOCATE Erin Brooks: The 2017 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, aged 16 months in 30% new French oak, has a lovely nose of tangy yogurt, white flowers, hazelnuts, beeswax and stone fruits. The medium-bodied palate is rounded, silky and concentrated with expansive perfume, layered, savory fruits and seamless freshness lifting the very long finish. 291 cases produced.“ Drink Date: 2020 - 2026

- 93 Punkte, VINOUS, Antonio Galloni: „the 2017 Cahrdonnay Sanford& Benedict Vineyard i sample, creamy and super-expressive, with terrific textural nuance and tons of class. Clean mineral, saline notes frame a core of ripe pear, jasmine and mint in a wine that deliver superb quality for the money. The delineation and sher classines of the 2017 is mpossible to miss as are the soft curves that give it so much allure.“ Drinking Window: 2019-2029.