2018 Peake Ranch Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

Professional Reviews

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John and Jill Wagner have built what is arguably one of the finest new wine estates in Santa Barbara county. We first met John Wagner a few years ago at a local wine dinner. Afterwards he invited us up to his scenic property situated along the south side of the Santa Ynez River. They've cut no corners in building a winery designed to make the best wines possible from both their estate vineyards surrounding the winery as well as the John Sebastiano Vineyard which John co-owns. Paul Lato joined the team from the start and has crafted some of the most compelling Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays from the region. Gradually, Wynn Solomon has taken over more and more of the winemaking duties with the '18s being a shared effort by these two masters. Bear in mind that John was raised in Ventura county where his family grew lemons and avocados. He's got farming in his blood and the results are in the bottle. Wine critic Jeb Dunnuck had this to say about Peake Ranch; "these are incredible wines...readers need to get on this estate's bandwagon!" At K&L, we are firmly on the bandwagon!