2022 | I. Brand & Family Chardonnay "Escolle Vineyard" | Santa Lucia Highlands | USA André Robert 91 Pts Burghound

91 Pts Burghound

rarely lands here

being bottled—unfined and unfiltered—three years after harvest

chalky character

2022 | I. Brand & Family Chardonnay "Escolle Vineyard" | Santa Lucia Highlands | USA André Robert 91 Pts BurghoundA gossamer, dry farmed Chardonnay from a cult Central Coast winemaker Santa Lucia Highlands elegance, not weight. Ian Brand of I. Brand & Family is celebrated for coaxing elegance from overlooked Central Coast sites. This Chardonnay comes from the dry farmed Escolle Vineyard on an elevated bench of the Santa Lucia Highlands a historic site established in 1878, farmed without herbicides. Ian's is a "light on its feet, gossamer winged" style: mineral,