Diatom Chardonnay Santa Barbara County (2024)

Wine Tasting Notes
Diatom's 2024 Chardonnay is bright and laser-focused, with lemon, lime zest, white peach and white flowers carried by a saline, sea-spray note. Made without oak or malolactic fermentation, it shows pure fruit and precise, mouthwatering acidity. The clean, coastal finish is perfect with raw oysters, sushi or ceviche.

Press
94 pts – Jeb Dunnuck
93 pts – Wine Spectator (#18, Top 100 of 2025)

Winery/Producer Highlights
Diatom (Greg Brewer) — Diatom is the personal project of Greg Brewer, co-founder of Brewer-Clifton and one of Santa Barbara County's most influential winemakers. Named for the fossilized marine organisms in the region's soils, it explores Chardonnay in its purest form. Fruit from cool sites near Los Alamos is fermented and aged about six months in stainless steel, with no oak and no malolactic conversion.

Descriptive Words
Pure, Saline, Zesty, Precise, Unoaked