Ojai Puerta del Mar Special Bottling Chardonnay Santa Barbara CA 2022 750ml

This 2022 Puerta Del Mar Chardonnay is packed with scents of lemon meringue, orchard blossoms, and cardamom pastry, which are balanced by earthy elements like chalk, sea spray, and subtle flintiness. The riper qualities of the 2022 vintage show in the more laid-back feel here; the citrus quality isn’t so urgent as bottlings like the ’19 and ’21. The mid-palate here shows creamy apple and stone fruit notes backed by stony minerality and pithy lemon, which tapers into spicy intrigue and salinity in the finish.