Diatom Chardonnay Santa Barbara County (75cl, 14.5%)

Diatom Chardonnay Santa Barbara County is an unoaked, stainless-steel-fermented Chardonnay from California's Central Coast, made by Greg Brewer. The grapes are picked at night, whole-cluster pressed, cold-fermented in stainless steel vats and bottled after roughly six months of stainless steel ageing. There is no malolactic conversion, no oak treatment and no extended ageing. The nose shows Asian pear, pomelo, lime zest, tropical flower notes, minty herbs and wet-sand minerality. On the palate there are pear, white peach, ginger, yuzu and crushed-seashell salinity, with a mouthwatering thread of acidity. The finish is long and saline, with lingering citrus blossom and mineral notes and a fine, chalky texture.