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Ode To Sunshine

2009 Chardonnay

(100% Bien Nacido Vineyard Chardonnay)

 

If all vineyards behaved like Bien Nacidoand all vintages like 2009 (at least for the whites), life would be a breeze (and there would likely be more single vineyard wines from Sanguis) - I really got conned into planting 4 acres of Chardonnay there by one of the world’s greatest vineyard managers (and nicest guys), Chris Hammil– and I never regretted it.

 

So while a few years back I would have likely told anyone that I probably would never touch Chardonnay, a site that enables us to retain these beautiful acid levels while also achieving stunning ripe aromas and flavors, I am now an official convert, and this is our first example of a single varietal, single vineyard Chardonnay – with many more to come…

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