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2015

Ancillary Cellars Chardonnay Sangiacomo Vineyard

Tasted 8 December 2016 Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast

A really beautiful bottle of Chardonnay all the way around. Notes of lemon olive oil, lemon verbena, quince preserve (hints of tropical fruit), pear, and some faint vanilla bean. A bit of a buttered popcorn note on the…

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2017

Ancillary Cellars Chardonnay El Diablo Vineyard

Sonoma County · Russian River Valley

Super clean lemon yellow citrus, acacia, and lemon zest, with more of a focus on purity and delineation of flavor than the creamier and somewhat heavier Sangiacomo offering. The El Diablo achieves…

Reviewed 9 December 2019
2017

Ancillary Cellars Chardonnay Sangiacomo Vineyard

Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast

lemon and yellow apple skin are followed by richer and creamier notes of buttered popcorn, glycol, and vanilla bean. Fresh and expressive with notable tension and energy to counterbalance some of the…

Reviewed 9 December 2019
2017

Ancillary Cellars Pinot Noir Sangiacomo Vineyard

Sonoma County · Sonoma Coast

Very similar to the Sun Chase, if not a little lighter on its feet overall in terms of depth of flavor and elongated finish, the Sangiacomo impresses for its freshness and purity of higher-toned red…

Reviewed 24 August 2019
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