title: Falcone 2013 Chardonnay (Santa Barbara County)
description: John and Helen Falcone use Sierra Madre Vineyard fruit from the Santa Maria Valley for this wine, which offers straight-ahead aromas of sweet apple, oak and pineapple. A chalkiness emerges on the palate, with pear flesh providing fruit and red grapefruit pith providing a nicely bitter counterpoint.
variety: Chardonnay