Brewer-Clifton Chardonnay 3D Sta. Rita Hills 2022

Greg Brewer is easily one of the most respected winemakers in all of California and his work with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in particular is very well-known. He’s been one of the driving forces in Southern California’s wine industry for decades and is considered one of the most influential figures in addition to his talents in the vineyards and in the lab.

Together, he and his wife Alison started Brewer-Clifton, a small, family-owned business that focuses on bringing out the very best in each wine in small lots. Their Chardonnay is consistently highly-praised for its quality and complexity and their bread and butter bottling is the 3-D flagship white wine bottling. The name “3D” is a nod to the wine’s multi-dimensional character, which is evident in its aromatics, flavors, and texture. In the 2022 vintage, they hit this bottling out of the park like Aaron Judge waiting on a four-seam fastball. It’s a beauty and it should age gracefully for the next 20-30 years.