2022 | I. Brand & Family Chardonnay "Escolle Vineyard" | Santa Lucia Highlands | USA André Robert The attack is rich

The attack is rich

The finish is taut

Smooth notes of blackberry fruit combined with dried fig

The palate is velvety and  mouthfilling

sautéed herbs

2022 | I. Brand & Family Chardonnay "Escolle Vineyard" | Santa Lucia Highlands | USA André Robert The attack is richA 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,