The Ojai Vineyard Solomon Hills Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley, USA

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The 2018 Chardonnay Solomon Hills begins with tones of flint, opening to floral notes with quince and nutty touches. It's medium-bodied, rounded and silky with expansive flavors refreshed by juicy acidity, and it finishes long and layered. 327 cases were made.

The 2017 Chardonnay Solomon Hills is scented of hay, almonds, dried acacia, flint and baker's yeast with delicate apple and melon aromas plus a peachy tinge. The palate is medium to full-bodied with intense savory layers, very juicy acidity and a long, savory finish. 281 cases produced.

The 2016 Chardonnay Solomon Hills reveals a lovely bouquet of crisp apple, citrus blossom, white peach and stuck match, which is still digesting its sulfur addition from bottling. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, tight-knit and saline, with bright acids and a long, briny finish. This will need a little time to bounce back after bottling, but it's an inherently lovely wine that I'd be inclined to give a year or two in bottle.

A bigger, richer wine is the 2014 Chardonnay Solomon Hills, which comes from a terrific site in the Santa Maria Valley, just to the southwest of Bien Nacido. It offers ample apple, brioche, flowers and spice characteristics with a beautiful saline quality on the finish. Medium to full-bodied, layered and perfectly balanced, enjoy this classic Santa Barbara County Chardonnay over the coming 5-7 years.

A site that continues to blow me away, the Solomon Hills Vineyard is located in the Santa Maria Valley and is within sight of the Pacific Ocean. Adam's 2013 Chardonnay Solomon Hills gives up rock-star notes of white peach, honey blossom and white flowers to go with an incredibly pure, layered and balanced feel on the palate. Its fruit, acidity and alcohol and perfectly integrated and this beauty shines on its stunning purity of fruit. It's another wine I find hard to resist currently, yet will be better next year and shine for 5-7 years at a minimum.