This Sonoma Coast appellation offering comes from Joy Road Vineyard and Lucky Well Vineyard. Joy Road is owned by Terry Adams (a Chardonnay legend himself) and sits only about a half mile from our estate Summa site. It’s a tiny plot, very densely planted and meticulously maintained. Given the cool site, it’s all about cut and tension featuring high toned citrus notes, fruit zest and a nice stony minerality. The block at Ulises Valdez’s Lucky Well site is planted to an old Wente clone. Like Joy Road, location here is what contributes most to the finished attributes of the wine. It’s a bit warmer so the wine features rounder, more generous fruit notes. The fruit spectrum is still more citrus then tropical but notes of brioche, fresh cream and pear creep in at the end to provide richness. The combination of the two sites works well in the finished blend.