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Arnot-Roberts, Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Santa Rita Hills, 2022 (1.5L)

White Wine from California, United States
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Sanford & Benedict in magnum — the vineyard that started the Santa Rita Hills, in the format that lets a wine like this stretch out. Richard Sanford and Michael Benedict planted it in 1971 on a north-facing bench above the Santa Ynez River, the first vineyard in the region, and the Chardonnay is still the old Wente clone on its own roots in sandy, silica-rich diatomaceous soil. Because the Santa Ynez Valley runs east-west, it opens a straight corridor to the Pacific ten miles away, pulling cool, foggy air right over the vines. Arnot-Roberts has worked with this site since 2018 and treats it the way they treat everything: native-yeast fermentation, ten months in used French oak and stainless steel. Tension and transparency rather than toast — a bottle worth putting away for a few years as much as opening for a table of six.

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Robert Parker

94 points

"The 2022 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict comes from the original own-rooted vines planted in 1971, and the wine was matured for 10 months in used French oak. The nose features tones of yellow peach, honey and spice, and as it opens, it reveals pretty citrus blossom perfume. The medium-bodied palate is concentrated yet understated in terms of ripeness. It has an expansive, silky texture, energetic acidity and a long, flinty finish." —Erin Brooks

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More about Arnot-Roberts

Childhood friends Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts made their first wine together in 2001 and helped kick off what came to be called the New California wine. Working from Healdsburg, they seek out cool, maritime-influenced vineyards across the state and make about two dozen small lots a year, often from uncommon varieties, with low intervention and alcohol in the 11 to 13 percent range. Restrained, elegant wines that nod to pre-Parker California.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    2022

  • Size

    1.5L

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Style

    Rich

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Polaner Selections has to say about this wine:

Vineyard

Sanford & Benedict is one of the most historic vineyards in Southern California. Planted in 1971 to mostly Pinot Noir and 50 acres of Chardonnay. This site is one of the crown jewels within the Santa Rita Hills AVA

Soil

Shale with loam and clay

Viticulture

Farmed using organic methods

Vinification

The fruit was pressed and fermented in stainlees steel tank using indiginous yeasts then transeferred to neitral barrel for malolactic fermentation.

Aging

Aged for 12 months in neutral, French oak

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast chicken with lemon and thyme, Dungeness crab with drawn butter, halibut with beurre blanc, grilled sardines, brandade, or a plate of oysters and Comté to start.

Tasting Profile

Dry and medium-bodied, with aromas of lemon peel, green apple, white flowers and a chalky, saline note. The oak is invisible — no toast or butter — so the fruit stays taut and the texture lean. Bright, firm acidity carries a long, mineral, slightly salty finish.

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