2022 The Paring - Chardonnay Santa Barbara CountyColour : White Producer : The Paring Label Name : Chardonnay Santa Barbara County Country : USA Region : California Sub Region : Central Coast Variety : Chardonnay Vintage : 2022 Capacity : 750 ml Standard Bottle Ratings : Wine Enthusiast 93 pts, Vinous 90 pts, Jeb Dunnuck 90 pts Tasting Note : The Paring is the second label of The Hilt and Jonata, produced by winemaker Matt Dees from fruit grown on the same estate vineyards at Salsipuedes in the Sta.

It is a wine conceived for near-term drinking rather than long cellaring

Elegant and medium-bodied on the palate with fine natural acidity

natural fermentation proceeds in open wooden vats over several days

Lean and long tannins

The 2019 is a looker

The Le Rocche Riserva is produced only in exceptional vintages from the oldest sections of the Falletto vineyard in Serralunga d’Alba

Colour : Red Producer : Vega Sicilia Label Name : Unico Country : Spain Region : Castilla y Leon Sub Region : Ribera del Duero Variety : Proprietary Blend Vintage : 2009 Capacity : 750 ml - Standard Bottle Rating : RP98 - Robert Parker Wine Advocate Tasting Note : I tasted a bottle of the 2009 Único blind and was taken by the freshness

The combination of the 2017 vintage’s unexpected elegance

almost "marrowy" note

requiring a few years to fully integrate

Then the hints of cocoa

concluding with a long and sapid finish