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Bratcher 2009 Mary Ellis Sierra Madre Vineyard Chardonnay (Santa Maria Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $25
This marches in a completely opposite direction from the oaky, fruity, buttery style of modern Chardonnay. It’s bone dry and minerally, with mouthwatering acidity and traces of oranges and limes. The minerality is like a lick of cold steel. What a great food wine at a great price, although production was a paltry 230 cases.
— S.H.
(7/1/2012)
Bratcher 2009 La Encantada Vineyard Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)
- Editors' Choice
- $35
A lovely Pinot that’s dry and silky. The rich, ripe raspberry and cherry flavors are enriched with oak, and girded by its firm minerality. Easy to drink now, but it should age over the next six years.
— S.H.
(8/1/2012)
Bratcher 2009 Jane Madison Pinot Noir (Santa Maria Valley)
- $30
If this were a Burgundy, it would be a villages-style wine. It is rich in fruit, spice and mineral flavors that are housed in a lightly silky texture. With a lovely typicity of its appellation, it’s meant for drinking now.
— S.H.
(8/1/2012)
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