Poached yellow apple, blooming jasmine, ripe mango. Peach cobbler, struck match, warm grapefruit. An irresistibly pure and succulent parade of Meyer lemon, pineapple, and brûléed pear playfully prances with incredible energy and expressiveness within a display bursting with beautiful aromatic notes of honeysuckle, sweet peonies, and enticing floral perfume. Hints of whipped cream and banana pudding elegantly expose beguiling layers of decadence that are enhanced in their impact by understated suggestions of pie crust and buttered toast. A dusting of cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla eagerly reveals a range of attractive baking spices that rise above intriguing terroir reflections of diatomaceous earth and saline minerality. Impressively generous and seductive on the nose while remaining notably tense and elegant on the palate; exhibiting a fruit-forward and texturally complex presentation that combats mouth-filling roundness with a decidedly crisp and edgy backbone. Medium bodied and brimming with bright acidity. This 2020 Hilliard Bruce Vineyard Chardonnay by Dusty Nabor Wines is a delightfully pretty and polished white from the Santa Rita Hills.

Located in western Santa Barbara County just a few minutes drive from the cold Pacific Ocean, the Santa Rita Hills is one of California's most exciting cool climate winegrowing zones thanks to the wonderfully characterful and balanced wines it produces. This bottling, crafted by Dusty Nabor Wines using Chardonnay sourced from the Hilliard Bruce Vineyard, is an extremely compelling example of the combination of expressiveness and energy that wine from this region can achieve. This effortlessly emits gobs of rich and juicy orchard, tropical, and citrus fruits complicated by lifted florals, creamy buttery notes, delicate baking tones, and saline earthiness. Although irresistible today this also boasts the structure to age remarkably well, and should benefit from as many as 5-10 years in the cellar. Outstanding.