Poppy, Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands, California, USA 2013

Rating: 17.25/20pts
This must be the best-value Chardonnay from Santa Lucia Highlands. Fresh and elegant with a bounty of melon and peach fruit and lemon intensity. It could have a longer finish but it’s lush and creamy with great complexity for the price.

Price: £14.99 – £15.98 Museum Wines, Noel Young, The Wine Treasury. $9.98 – $15 The Wine Guy, Wine Exchange*

Alc 13.5%

Taster: Christelle Guibert

*US stockists from Wine-Searcher.com