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2007 Diatom Chardonnay Clos Pepe Sta. Rita Hills
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2007 Diatom Chardonnay Clos Pepe Sta. Rita Hills

Producer: Diatom
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Santa Barbara

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93 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2008

($42; 16.5% alcohol) Light yellow-gold. Vibrant apple, pear and quince on the nose, with subtle baking spice and white pepper notes adding complexity. Improbably light on its feet for a wine with so much alcohol, offering spicy orchard fruit and bitter citrus zest flavors, with floral honey on the back end. Strikingly elegant for its head-spinning (on paper at least) alcohol level. Finishes clean and with unexpected cut. I felt like I'd gone down the rabbit hole with this one.

90 Points | Wine Spectator
93 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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