Qupé Bien Nacido Reserve Block Eleven Chardonnay
Winery Qupe
Grape Chardonnay
Year 2009
Country United States
Region Santa Maria Valley
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This toasty white comes from one of
California’s most famous vineyards, located
on a ranch once part of a Spanish land grant.
What You Need To Know
Qupé’s Bob Lindquist is one of
America’s most passionate and talented vintners of Rhône
varietals—that is, Syrah and its unjustly obscure sister grapes,
the white varieties Roussanne, Marsanne and Viognier. But
Lindquist makes a small amount of Chardonnay each year, too,
nearly all of it from the legendary Bien Nacido Vineyard, a historic
900-acre hill in Santa Barbara County. On a clear day the Pacific
Ocean, 20 miles away, can be seen from its peak. Chilly seadriven
breezes preserve the acidity of grapes for this luscious,
small-lot Chardonnay.
Smell It
Toasty oak and brown
butter scents. 
Taste It
A vibrant Chardonnay,
with clean pear and
apple flavors cut by crisp
acidity and a touch of oak. 
Serve It
Well chilled. 
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