- Certified Organic
- 100% Chardonnay
- Sta. Rita Hills AVA
- Whole clusters pressed by foot treading
- Fermentation in neutral oak
- Aged on lees in French Oak barrels for 10 months before bottling (3% new oak)
- 13.4% ABV
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Sta. Rita Hills
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-DNA-01-23 | 12/750ml |
Press & Reviews
Vinous
Score
90
Date
2024-08-15
"The 2023 Chardonnay (Sta. Rita Hills) is a very pretty wine. Bright floral top notes meld into hints of apricot, jasmine, crushed rocks and a kiss of French oak. The 2023 is exquisite and impressively showy for a wine that was just bottled."
REVIEWS FROM PAST VINTAGES
2022
Wine Advocate
Score
91
Date
2024-01-31
"The barrel-fermented 2022 Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills has vibrant scents of green pear, acacia, hazelnuts and beeswax. The palate is light-bodied and laser-focused yet offers a highly concentrated core of creamy fruit, and it has a long, nutty finish. It will benefit from a couple of years in bottle."
2022
Jancis Robinson
Score
16
Date
2024-10-04
"Doesn't leap out of the glass but it's well behaved and definitely from a cool climate. Just a little more austere than my preferred style of Chardonnay. (JR) 13%"
2021
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2022-12-01
2021
Wine and Spirits
Score
93
Date
2024-01-19
"Smoky and lees scented, this wine has a yellow apple burst of flavor expressed in a juicy expanse and cool linear energy. Just a touch of creaminess on the finish makes it ideal for roast chicken and tortellini. —P.J.C."
2021
Wine Enthusiast
Score
93
Date
2022-12-01