Talbott Sleepy Hollow Vineyard Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay 2023 750ml

Robb Talbott founded Talbott Vineyards in 1982 and bought the Sleepy Hollow Vineyard in 1994. E. & J. Gallo has owned the winery since 2015.

Sleepy Hollow was planted in 1972 and was one of the original vineyards of the Santa Lucia Highlands, in Monterey County. It sits in the windiest, northernmost stretch of the appellation, on gravelly loam, cooled by fog and wind off Monterey Bay, and it's one of California's great Chardonnay sites. Talbott presses small lots and chooses barrels for each wine.

Expect lemon zest and Tahitian vanilla on the nose, then apple, pear, toasted brioche and a touch of caramel. The bottle has a screw cap.

Against Cambria Katherine's Vineyard, Talbott is fuller and more luxurious; for a single-vineyard Chardonnay with real richness, choose Talbott.

It's ready to drink now and over the next few years. Serve it lightly chilled with lobster, roast chicken or seared scallops.

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