"From a century-old winery at Sonoma, north of San Francisco, this is an instantly appealing, full-bodied (13.5% alc/vol) wine. Lemon-scented, it is fresh and vibrant, with a subtle seasoning of oak adding complexity, and a creamy-smooth finish" Michael Cooper, The Listener, October 2017

The 2015 North Coast Chardonnay is a yellow to light gold color. Aromas of fresh apples are accented by hints of lemon and stone fruit. The expressive palate showcases citrus with undertones of apple sauce, crème brulee and subtle oak on the finish. This easy-to-drink style Chardonnay can pair with a variety of food and also stands well on its own.

Our 2015 North Coast Chardonnay features fruit from Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties as well as Lodi. All of these appellations are well known for producing ripe and flavorful Chardonnay. The vineyards are a collection of fruit that produce full bodied and wonderfully aromatic wines.

2015 was a fantastic vintage producing high quality fruit. It began with an earlier than average bud break and an intense, compacted harvest beginning earlier than average as well. The high temperatures in August and early September accelerated maturity and picking times. We picked all grapes by September through early October 2015. Overall, this has been an early and light harvest with smaller berries and concentrated flavors that produced exceptional quality fruit. We hand-picked and whole-cluster pressed the grapes, and then racked roughly half of the juice into barrels for primary and malolactic fermentations. The remainder of the fruit was tank fermented at cooler temperatures to preserve the bright fruit and firm structure. After fermentations, 57% of the wine was aged in French, Hungarian and American oak barrels. The rest was kept in stainless steel tanks to help balance out the wine.