Diatom Chardonnay 2024 (750ml)
Product price
$22.99
Description
Brewer-Clifton's 2024 Chardonnay comes from Santa Barbara County, where cool-climate conditions shape a restrained, mineral-driven expression of the varietal. This is a wine that prioritizes regional character and freshness over the ripe, oaked signatures often associated with California Chardonnay.
The wine opens with orchard fruit, pear and lemon, alongside white florals and a hint of sea spray. On the palate, there's real textural sophistication: a creamy, weightless mouthfeel balanced by crisp acidity and a saline minerality that runs through to a long, clean finish. Green apple skin, lime zest, and white pepper details emerge as you drink, while a touch of melon and spice adds complexity. The overall impression is one of restraint and purity, with enough substance and length to reward both immediate enjoyment and bottle age.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | White |
| Country | USA |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Santa Barbara County |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Producer | Brewer-Clifton Wines |
| Vintage | 2024 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Subtype | Still |
Expert Reviews
This has a succulent texture, remaining pure and long throughout. Salinity, minerals and springtime blossoms stay taut alongside lemons and crunchy orchard fruit with a lingering kick of tactile melon pith. Drink or hold.
The 2024 Chardonnay is, yet again, a gorgeous, singular wine with so much regional identity and soul, especially at its ridiculously low price point. There's fabulous weight and density here, eschewing varietal signature in favor of floral lift, creamy, oily yet weightless textures, and a long, salt-lick of a finish. This is such an impressively high-quality wine at this scale of production (40,000 cases).
This white’s sleek mix of ripe pear, ginger and pomelo flavors show striking restraint, coiled around a mouthwatering thread of acidity. Details of lime zest, white peppercorn and dried tarragon linger, along with a whiff of sea spray. *Smart Buys, #18, Top 100 Wines of 2025* (MW)