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2005 - Babcock Rita’s Earth Chardonnay, Santa Rita Hills |
Product Code: BABC2005002530
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While this year the wine’s aroma is still like a fusion of white pear and apple, its Old World expression and fresh minerality, definitely takes center stage with the fruit. Why the difference? My guess is that this bottling has a bunch of fruit from, if you can believe this, Sanford & Benedict. You don’t make Chardonnay from this revered Sta. Rita Hills vineyard without picking up an uncanny essence of mineral. The flavors again have that mildly creamy, sweet-tart apple character that wants to be both racy and rich at the same time. But with a bit less malolactic this year, the focus is more on the apple and less on the cream.
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