Santa Barbara Winery Lafond Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Ynez Valley, USA

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The 1991 Chardonnay Lafond Vineyard (unfiltered) reveals substantial mineral scents in the bouquet, as well as buttery pineapples and toasty, vanillin notes from new oak casks. Ripe and full-bodied, with densely extracted flavors, fine purity, and well-integrated acidity, it should be drunk over the next 2-3 years.Another California winery that has continued to improve the quality of its wines, Santa Barbara's three new Chardonnay releases - the 1991Chardonnay Lafond Vineyard, the 1992 Chardonnay Santa Ynez, and the 1992 Chardonnay Reserve - are noteworthy.

This winery has made significant progress with respect to its fine wine program. The bizarre, vegetal wines of the past are history. Santa Barbara is now producing a mixed line-up of generally fine Chardonnays, good Pinot Noirs, and a curious Beaujolais-like Zinfandel. The excellent 1990 Chardonnay-Lafond Vineyard exhibits a complex, Meursault-like nuttiness, excellent acidity, a generous yet judicious use of toasty new oak, and plenty of rich, buttery, hazelnut fruitiness. This single vineyard offering from Santa Barbara is consistently the winery's best Chardonnay.