Zaca Mesa Zaca Vineyards Chardonnay 1999
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Now, a word about barrels: while barrels are hugely important to all of our wines, oak flavor is not. There are flavors and textures brought out of fruit you cant get any other way than through barrel fermentation and ageing. But those are flavors brought out of the fruit. Its the flavors imposed on the fruit that we try to minimize, flavors we minimize by mainaining a low percentage of new barrels, underscoring the barrels textural advantages while holding the oak flavors and aromas down to just soft accents. Its also important to note that our Chardonnay is predominantly non-malolactic.
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Zaca Mesa is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a family-owned and operated winery dedicated to the production of distinctive, single-vineyard Rhône-style wines on the Central Coast.
As a pioneer of California Rhône wines, they aim to create wines that showcase the distinct characteristics of their Santa Barbara County vineyard, taking special care in and out of the vineyard to keep quality first and foremost.
Just 25 miles from the Pacific Ocean, the vineyards sit in the sweet spot between a cool and warm climate. The location and elevation give them the ability to grow dynamic, balanced Rhône grapes like Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Viognier. At Zaca Mesa, they believe great wine begins in the vineyard. They are dedicated to crafting high quality estate-grown wines that showcase the layered nuances of their unique, high elevation vineyard site in Santa Barbara County’s beloved Santa Ynez Valley wine country.