Winemaker Notes
Aromas of lemon curd, danjou pear, and golden delicious apple burst from the glass.A brilliant example of what Sonoma Coast fruit can offer, the wine is simultaneouslylayered and complex while alive with freshness and vibrancy. Barrel fermentation in30% new and 70% neutral French oak provides a medium richness while the naturalacidity shines through. Long, lingering, and an excellent companion with food.
Blend: 100% Chardonnay
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
Golden-yellow in appearance. Bold aromas of lemon confit, baking spices, sourdough bread and lanolin. The palate is full-bodied with a generous mouthfeel and balanced acidity, showing poached pears, yellow-apple tart and brioche. Generous and giving.
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Wine Enthusiast
This charming Chard brings aromas of fresh citrus, sage and pineapple on the nose. The mouthwatering palate displays fresh tangerine and apricot flavors, with pronounced chalky minerality and vibrant acidity from start to finish.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
A vast appellation covering Sonoma County’s Pacific coastline, the Sonoma Coast AVA runs all the way from the Mendocino County border, south to the San Pablo Bay. The region can actually be divided into two sections—the actual coastal vineyards, marked by marine soils, cool temperatures and saline ocean breezes—and the warmer, drier vineyards further inland, which are still heavily influenced by the Pacific but not quite with same intensity.
Contained within the appellation are the much smaller Fort Ross-Seaview and Petaluma Gap AVAs.
The Sonoma Coast is highly regarded for elegant Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and, increasingly, cool-climate Syrah. The wines have high acidity, moderate alcohol, firm tannin, and balanced ripeness.