{"product_id":"i-brand-chardonnay-escolle-vyd-2022","title":"2022 | I. Brand \u0026 Family Chardonnay \"Escolle Vineyard\" | Santa Lucia Highlands | USA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gossamer, dry-farmed Chardonnay from a cult Central Coast winemaker — Santa Lucia Highlands elegance, not weight.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan Brand of I. Brand \u0026amp; Family is celebrated for coaxing elegance from overlooked Central Coast sites. This Chardonnay comes from the dry-farmed Escolle Vineyard on an elevated bench of the Santa Lucia Highlands — a historic site established in 1878, farmed without herbicides. Ian's is a \"light on its feet, gossamer-winged\" style: mineral, precise, and far from any heavy California cliché.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDry-farmed, elegant Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay from a cult name is a smart white buy. \u003cstrong\u003ePrecise, mineral, gossamer → elegant Central Coast Chardonnay overdelivers → at $40.99 you're drinking one of the coast's most graceful whites.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e100% Chardonnay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSanta Lucia Highlands — dry-farmed Escolle Vineyard (est. 1878)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI. Brand \u0026amp; Family — Ian Brand; sustainable, no herbicides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElegant, mineral, low-intervention style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhite peach, lemon and orchard blossom over a fine, chalky minerality and a bright, gossamer-light finish.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e graceful, mineral Chardonnay — citrus and stone fruit with delicacy and cut, elegance over power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn elegant, dry-farmed Chardonnay from a cult Central Coast grower. Exactly the white for those who find most California Chardonnay too much.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XXI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48605820846334,"sku":"XXI-0615","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0427\/5837\/files\/2022I.Brand_FamilyChardonnayEscolleVineyard.png?v=1785395320","url":"https:\/\/www.mrdwine.com\/products\/i-brand-chardonnay-escolle-vyd-2022","provider":"Mr.D Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}