2019 Anaba Sonoma Coast Chardonnay [WA93][WE92]

Producer: Anaba Wines 
Region: Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, California 
Varietal: Chardonnay 
Year: 2019 

Retail Price: $52.00 
Our Price: $15.99* 

Anaba is a family-owned winery run by a father and son.  The winery’s name is inspired by the anabatic winds, a meteorological phenomenon that brings cooling breezes to the vineyards, creating the perfect conditions for growing high-quality grapes.  Anaba showcases the best of Sonoma County with a portfolio of elegant, sophisticated and balanced wines that show the truest expression of each varietal.  Their Chardonnay and Pinot Noir reflect the elegance and grace found in Burgundy.  They are one of Sonoma's fastest rising stars with accolades continuing to heap for this label.  Anaba's winemaker is an insider star of Sonoma winemaking.  Katy Wilson is the former assistant winemaker at Flowers and also worked at Kamen where she help craft a 99-Point wine.  She's been featured in Forbes who praised her "stunning, polished wines" and Wine Enthusiast who mentioned her Chardonnays as being among "the world's best bottles".  The 2019 Anaba Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is light, floral and lovely.  This is a crowd-pleaser brimming with stone fruit flavors.  It has aromas of quince, green pear, yeast, cashew and sharp minerality.  This Chardonnay has a lush and lingering finish with savory, honeyed tones.  It is fresh and lively with a compelling textural presence.  It features flavors of apple peel, pear, mango lassi, grapefruit, dried herb and soft oak.  This Chardonnay truly highlights the beauty of the Sonoma Coast AVA.   Enjoy!

Wine Advocate, 93 Points 

"The 2019 Chardonnay Sonoma Coast is softly perfumed, with wafts of quince, green pear, baker's yeast, cashew and Greek yogurt. The light-bodied palate offers intense, perfumed fruits and a compelling textural presence, opening to more savory, honeyed tones on the long finish." 

Wine Enthusiast, 92 Points 

"Floral, light and lovely, this coastal wine is crowd-pleasing and brimming in stone fruit, apple peel and dried herb. Well-integrated oak and balanced weight keeps it fresh and lively, finishing in fennel and celery root." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Highlights the beauty of the Sonoma Coast AVA, our Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is an artistic blend. Intense aromas of Bosc pear, mango lassi, and a sharp minerality greet the nose. This wine is dense with notes of grapefruit, overripe pear, and soft oak. This wine has a lush and lingering finish. Perfect to pair with baked brie cheese, salmon with butter and lemon sauce, or a Sunday afternoon. 

Alcohol: 13.1%  

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