2023 Diatom Chardonnay Bar M 750ML

2023 Diatom Chardonnay Bar M 750ML

2023 Diatom Chardonnay Bar M 750ML Fresh melon, Key lime and celery aromas make for a unique and refreshing nose in this tantalizing wine by Greg Brewer. The wine zips across the palate with vibrant, titillating acidity, carrying flavors of sea shell, light herb and zesty citrus into the relentlessly grippy finish. Editor’s Choice. 95pts WE

Bar-M has an open nose of quince, warm hay, green apple and pear, baker’s yeast, acacia and dried chamomile with white peach and nectarine plus hints of lime peel and crushed stone. Light to medium-bodied, it has a wonderful core of spicy fruit and wicked minerality in the mouth, amplified by juicy freshness and a long, energetic, layered finish. Yum! WA

Chardonnay Bar M is perfumed, lifted and wonderfully gracious in feel. Citrus and floral notes abound in a very pretty, expressive Chardonnay that shows the aromatic style that is so common here. White flowers, mint and saline overtones add closing layers to this pretty and inviting Chardonnay from Greg Brewer’s Diatom label. Vinous

Perfect for the rest of the Summer. This wine goes with wherever you are going and whatever summer fare you are eating. To the beach, to the lake, to the pool, outdoor cookouts, you get the idea. Greg Brewer is one of the founders and still the winemaker at the great Brewer Clifton, and his Chardonnays and Pinots, made alongside his colleague Steve Clifton (since retired) are some of California’s best and most sought after, and pioneers of single vineyard bottlings.  Some of my most memorable wine drinking experiences have come from their wines. He makes hands down some of the greatest Chardonnay being made in California today

Greg very quietly makes wines for his own label, Diatom, and for the money these wines rock. Greg is a minimalist and perfectionist, so if you want perfectly balanced Chardonnay out of California, you absolutely must try this. The Diatom Chardonnay Bar M 2023 is sourced from the stunning contiguous blocks of clone 76 Chardonnay planted over 20 years ago. This is a great Summer Chardonnay. The wine got a huge 95pts by WE and is always one of highest scoring California Chardonnay under $25. This is hard core quality made by one of the finest Chardonnay winemakers in the US, perfectly styled for Summer, not your over the top buttery cheap Chardonnay and at a great you score!