Smoky baked yellow apple, yellow peach, and clementine grace the nose of this well-priced Monterey Chardonnay. Talbott’s 2016 Kali Hart is made from Corton-Charlemagne Chardonnay clone vines from the winery’s Sleepy Hollow estate vineyard, a hillside parcel that is a stone’s throw from the Pacific Ocean. On the palate there is creaminess, yet there is a center of gravity to this wine, clearly anchored in the mineral-tinged acid spine that courses through it—shaping it as a serious offering, one that finishes in lemon pith, peach pit, and warm spice. 14.1% ABV | Sample
91 Points