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Cambria
2012 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Tom Marquardt and Patrick Darr, Capital Gazette, MD Wine Pick

Reasonably priced, this elegant chardonnay sports tropical fruit notes with a citrus-like nose and broad, luscious flavors.

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2011 Benchbreak Chardonnay
Fred Tasker, Miami Herald, FL Wine Pick

Bench Break Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley, Calif.: toasty oak aroma, flavors of ripe pineapples and peaches, full-bodied and lush.

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2011 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Fred Tasker, Miami Herald, FL It's a good time to try a 2011 California chardonnay

2011 Cambria Estate Winery Chardonnay, Katherine's Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley: hint of oak, crisp and fruity, with flavors of ripe pineapples and lemons.

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2011 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Tom Marquardt and Patrick Darr, Capital Gazette, MD Wine Pick

We enjoyed this reasonably priced chardonnay for its juicy pineapple and peach flavors. It's a nice match to summer fare, such as seafood.

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2010 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Chuck Hill, Wines Northwest Recommended

This wine comes from one of California’s truly unique vineyards on the Santa Maria bench in Santa Barbara County. Each of 34 different blocks of Chardonnay are farmed individually allowing nuances of fruit to emerge. Wines are blended to create this complex and tempting bottling offering aromas and flavors of tropical fruits, spicy oak, creamy vanilla and tangy citrus/mineral on the finish.

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2010 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Dennis Schaefer, Santa Barbara News-Press, CA Recommended

Quite striking in the glass, this chard looks like liquid sunlight, if there could be such a thing. It comes on strong with aromatics of mango, peach, pineapple and citrus, fine-tuned with vanilla and brown baking spices. Perfectly true to form for this vineyard, the mango and pineapple flavors form first, then orange marmalade (muscat-like?), citrus, and vanilla custard/creme brulee join in the mix. All the flavors are tempered by the appropriate acidity, and the very complete and rich finish is buffered by integrated barrel spices and an interesting minerality.

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2010 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Dale Robertson, Houston Chronicle, TX Wine pick.
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2010 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Bill St. John, Chicago Tribune, IL Recommended

Ripe yellow fruit aromas and tastes, hinting at minerals and vanilla bean, with tangy acidity at the close.

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2010 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Tom Marquardt and Patrick Darr, Capital Gazette, MD Wine Pick

Exotic mango and citrus aromas and peach, spice flavors.

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2009 Benchbreak Chardonnay
Josh Raynolds, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar Very good.

Bright gold. Ripe pear and pineapple aromas are complicated by notes of beeswax and toasted grain. Smooth and fleshy, with broad tropical fruit flavors and a touch of bitter citrus pith. Finishes on a slightly warm note, with lingering spiciness and a touch of anise.

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2008 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Rich Mauro, The Gazette, CO Wines for celebrating the holidays
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2008 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Antonio Galloni, Robert Parker Wine Advocate Very Good

The 2008 Chardonnay Katherine's Vineyard shows good varietal character and fine balance with well-articulated fruit and an attractive, clean finish. Through a bit oaky, this is otherwise a strong effort, particularly considering the production of 24,000 cases. The wine was fermented in Oak barrels (25% new) and aged on its lees with bâtonnage for seven months.

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2007 Benchbreak Chardonnay
Meridith May, The Tasting Panel Highly Recommended

A small-production gem that zings with sweet melon, white peach and ripe pear. The vines may be on the bench, but the fruit plays in the majors.

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2007 Benchbreak Chardonnay
Dennis Schaefer, Santa Barbara News-Press, CA Recommended

Pineapple, tropical fruit, citrus and nutmeg come through clearly and distinctly on the nose. Flavors follow aromas with more pineapple, orange marmalade, ginger, nutmeg, talcum powder and slate. With time in the bottle, this chard has become textured on midpalate as well as buttery and creamy. In a good place now, it's deliciously rich without any aggressive alcohol backbeat. Though quite big and full-bodied, its exquisite balance makes it almost elegant. The slow fade on the finish echoes over and over.

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2007 Benchbreak Chardonnay
Peg Melnik, Press Democrat, CA Wine List

A toasty chardonnay with a lush texture. Notes of pear, melon, toffee, caramel and spice.

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2007 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Anthony Dias Blue, The Tasting Panel Highly Recommended

The Cambria 2007 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay is made from 35-year-old vines located in one of the coolest areas of the Valley. Winemaker Denise Shurtleff describes the hallmark of this wine as being bright fruit flavors, enhanced by lemon cream pie and limestone undertones. The roots are deep here and the soil is mineral-rich, says Barbara Banke, Cambria Winery proprietor. We planted this vineyard in 1986 and named it after our daughter Katie. At 15 miles inland, it's a straight shot from the ocean, with lots of cooling morning fog.

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2007 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Sandra Silfven, The Detroit News, MI Wine of the Day

The 2007 Chard is powerful and elegant, and delicate, at the same time. It's feminine in its delicacy - with well-hewn edges. The nose is a perfume of apples, peaches, lime, pineapple and vanilla. Flavors sweep the palate - you get the silky texture, the vibrant acidity and the fruit that trumpets more apples, pears and citrus. The finish is strong and lasting. Pour it with shellfish, seafood, chicken, veal and pork. As an aperitif? Perfect.

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2007 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Laurie Daniel, San Jose Mercury News, CA Highly Recommended

The 2007 Cambria Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay, a citrusy wine with green apple and some oak.

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2007 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Charles Olken, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine Best Buys in the Market

This issue boasts a bevy of top rated Chardonnays from some of California's premier producers. The rounded and appley Cambria Katherine's Vineyard 2007.

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2007 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Charles Olken, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine Best Buy in the Market

Supple, apple-like.

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2007 Oak Trial Chardonnay (Barrel-Fermented) Chardonnay
Editor, Food & Wine Highly Recommended

Paired with recipe - Smoky Barbecue Chicken. Oaked Chardonnays have toasty notes that go well with smoky dishes like this chicken. Look for the pear-scented 2007 Cambria Barrel-Fermented Chardonnay.

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2005 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Anthony Gismondi, Wine Access Buying Guide

Named for proprietor Barbara Banke's eldest daughter, Cambria Katherine's Vineyard is both vineyard designated and estate-grown on the famed Santa Maria Bench, in Northern Santa Barbara County. The nose is an attractive mix of honey and baked apple fruits with a steak of lees and bits of spice melon and cinnamon. The entry is rich, but with good acidity and crisp pear fruit, and a creamy lees finish. Very sophisticated California chardonnay, with a touch of butter and alcohol in the finish. Drink or hold a year or 2. Great with spaghetti alie vongole.

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2005 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher, The Wall Street Journal, NY

Longtime favorite. Pleasant and easy to drink. Quite mouthwatering, with tastes of real fruit, especially ripe tropical fruits.

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2005 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Editor, Food & Wine Staff Favorite

The peachy 2006 Cambria Katherine's Vineyard is a great choice.

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2004 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay
Peg Melnik, Press Democrat, CA

2004 Katherine's Vineyard Chardonnay ****1/2 A lovely chardonnay, with crisp, pear and apple flavors. Notes of jasmine, lime and toast. Rich texture. Long finish.