A complex nose emerges as this wine opens up with chalk, soda, lemon and lime pith. The scents go well with the ocean breezes at Deep Sea's tasting room on Santa Barbara's wharf. It's lean on the palate, with lime throughout and a bit of papaya on the end.

A little heavy and dense in oak and lees, which tamp down the fruit and give the wine a certain flatness. Nonetheless you'll find grace notes of pineapples, apricots and minerals.