My Favorite Neighbor MFN Blanc Chardonnay San Luis Obispo 2021
Eric Jensen in DA HOUSE! Kicking off this fine and foggy Monday morning with a Paso Legend’s stunning new(ish) project. Chardonnay at $26 – with 97 POINTS from Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate?! And quite possibly the PERFECT winter white for this year (and next!)...YES!!! Bold and buttery, layered and complex, powerful orchard and citrus fruit, and spiced like a Moroccan bazaar? You bet!
My Favorite Neighbor (MFN for brevity’s sake) is from BOOKER founder and winemaker, Eric Jensen, inspired by his bromance and eventual partnership with the OG “favorite neighbor” Stephan Asseo of Paso’s iconic L’Aventure. Killer reds, and chards, from Eric’s elite neighborhood of top Paso vineyards. The project has grown to include the very best fruit from neighboring cool-climate sites across San Luis Obispo, and the praise just keeps rolling in. Eric nabbed Paso Robles’ 2022 Person of the Year on the heels of crafting this simply RIDONKULOUS and classic Cali-chardonnay magic, and if you like them unapologetically massive, and soul-warming – this might just be the best chardonnay for under $30 we’ve featured all…year…LONG!
Fresh-struck matchsticks rise to greet you in the glass – sort of like smelling salts for your soul – followed by wave after wave of bright lemon balm, buttery brioche, mouth-watering Bananas Foster, S.L.O.’s own world-famous apple butter, with baked pears, cardamom, nutmeg, and…AND! Deliciously over the top, and utterly CLASSIC Cali-chard. Bold, creamy, and oh-so dreamy – I mean, how often do you see 97 POINT chardonnay?! Almost never? This is Central California’s next cult producer (just like Booker and L’Aventure were in their time.) If Bill Gates's rich style of chardonnay is your jam…strap on your dancing shoes and get ready to shake yo’ thang! We’ve got this for the BEST PRICE ANYWHERE – while it lasts, at least!
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97 points
“The 2021 Chardonnay is very ripe in style with scents of banana chip, apple pie, jasmine, allspice and brown sugar. The full-bodied palate is packed with ripe, spicy fruits and plenty of refreshing acidity, and it finishes long with a satiny, mouth-coating texture. It's an old-school style reminiscent of Napa that fans of ripe, oaked Chardonnays will enjoy.”
~Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Sourced from exceptional vineyard sites around Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo and south to Edna Valley, this wine is cultivated meticulously by the farmers who have become My Favorite Neighbors. With their dedication to the land, we are able to craft a world-class wine without any shortcuts or compromises.
Technical Details
- Country: United States
- Region: California
- Appellation: San Luis Obisbo County
- Varietal: Chardonnay
- Winemaker: Eric Jensen
- Alcohol: 14.1
About The Producer
“My Favorite Neighbor celebrates people, community, and moments made even better with a fantastic bottle of wine. Our wine is meant to be shared wherever life may find you—over sunsets, quiet nights on the porch, and at the dinner table. Inspired by the close friendship between our founder Eric and his original “favorite neighbor,” Stephan Asseo of L’Aventure Winery, our wines result from a collaborative spirit shared between two passionate winemakers in the heart of Paso Robles.”
Pairing Suggestions
Dungeness Crab with drawn butter
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