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Chardonnay Estate Santa Cruz Mountains

Chardonnay Estate Santa Cruz Mountains Wine Details
Price: $35.00 per bottle

Description: This Estate bottling marks the first time we have produced Chardonnay from our own vineyard since 1995 in the Santa Cruz Mountains. For a house that pride’s itself on Pinot Noir, it is exciting to see Chardonnay, a genetic parent of Pinot, entering view again. This wine came exclusively from the French Dijon clone 76, growing on rugged, northwestwardly facing, sandstone slopes. The earliest of our 2001 Estate Chardonnay picks, crisp acidity runs through this wine, lending both definition and freshness. Despite minimal oak influence, an impressive, “lees” character enriches and sweetens the palate. White flower blossoms, perfume, pears and varied citrus are but a few of the wonderful characters this wine reveals.




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