Wine Enthusiast:  Rated as Excellent, extremely well made and highly recommended. "Run, don’t walk to buy up cases of this beautiful, well-priced Chardonnay. It’s rich and sumptuous in vanilla oak and lees-inspired flavors of pineapples, pears and lime tart." Jul 2010

Winery:  "With its beautiful pale yellow color, this wine looks as good as it tastes. This Chardonnay draws you in with aromas of apple, pineapple and yellow melon in combination with slight honey, white flowers and a touch of oak. Flavors of citrus, pear, apple, honey and lemon are enhanced by a touch of light cream on the palate and finished off with just a hint of oak to add nice structure."

Wired For Wine:  Oh my, winelovers, is that opportunity we hear knocking?  "Run, don't walk; beautiful, well-priced, sumptuous"...  What are you waiting for???  Open your first bottle of Fess Parker Sanat Barbara Chardonnay and stun the crowd with delicious by serving sweet-and-sour chicken and cashew spring rolls as well as pumpkin-goat cheese croquettes.  Be prepared though, because after they recover, they are going to want lots more.  This fantastic California Chardonnay's glorious notes of vanilla oak, citrus and tropical fruit and whisper of honey and flowers make it ideal for many choices ranging from chicken to seafood and shellfish, salads and the ever-popular butter and cream sauces.  If you'd like to switch to simply classic after those fabulous hors d'ouevres, butterfly and grill a chicken and serve it with potato-chive cakes and French beans.  Bring out the tropical fruits in this Santa Barbara white with sauteed lump crab cakes and a delicate papaya mustard.  If it's the citrus you prefer to highlight, serve a big platter of crispy oysters with preserved lemon aioli on the side.  It will be perfect with a tossed salad with lettuce, watercress, avocado and thinly sliced fennel.  You won't be able to satisfy them that easily, so move on to more bottles and a delightfully creamy, French Abbay de Tamie cheese and its hints of floral farm aroma.  Now stop walking and start running!!

Size:  750ml
Varietal:  100% Chardonnay
Alcohol:  14.2%
Ageing:   80% barrel fermented for 9 months in 30% new French & Hungarian oak, 20% stainless steel fremented and aged
Region:  Santa Barbara County, California