2022 Sonoma Coast

Chardonnay
Sonoma Coast

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About this Wine

The grapes for this Chardonnay came from several exceptional Sonoma Coast vineyards. With a medium golden color reminiscent of freshly baked shortbread and a rich mouthfeel, this Chardonnay is beautifully complex and textural on the palate. An excellent choice for a special occasion, or a way to make every day special.

Our Flagship Chardonnay

93 Points

“This big but balanced wine is packed with vivid green apple, Bosc pear and Danish pastry flavors on a full body and creamy texture. An element of lemon zest and tangy apricot chimes in as you sip, providing a mouthwatering tang.”

Jim Gordon

Wine Enthusiast, Winter 2024

Tasting Notes

Accolades

Winemaking

Vintage

Vineyard

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Tasting Notes

With a medium golden color reminiscent of freshly baked shortbread and a rich mouthfeel, this Chardonnay is beautifully complex and textural on the palate. Floral aromatics play on top of the bright citrus layers that define this wine, with cool-climate energy and nuanced French Oak working in perfect harmony to carry the flavors to a long, luscious finish.

Accolades

93 Points: Jim Gordon Wine Enthusiast - Winter 2024

93 Points: The Tasting Panel

91 Points: JamesSuckling.com - November 2023

Winemaking

To preserve the bright, delicate character of the fruit, all of the grapes went directly to press as whole clusters and were then gently pressed. After settling, 77% of the juice was racked into French oak barrels for fermentation, 15% of which were new, with 21% once-used barrels. To provide freshness and focus to the blend, 23% of the wine stayed in stainless steel tanks for a cool fermentation and never went to barrel. The lots were aged on the lees for six months, with occasional lees stirring to increase richness and body. To achieve balance, a rich mouthfeel, and crisp acidity, only a partial secondary fermentation was completed. The blend was assembled in May of 2023, just prior to bottling, which occurred on May 14, 2023.

Vintage

The 2022 vintage produced amazing wines. Yields were down slightly, and ripening occurred in a shorter period of time than in most years. The vines had slightly stunted growth perhaps from the prior drought year. Though things were picked earlier than usual, the weather was mild around harvest allowing the acids to be crisp and the berries to be ripe. The MacRostie 2022 Chardonnay harvest went from September 2nd through September 21st, 2022 at Brix ranging from from 22.8 to 25.7.

Vineyard

The grapes for this Chardonnay came from several exceptional Sonoma Coast vineyards, including the Sangiacomo and Ricci vineyards in Carneros, and sites farmed by the renowned Dutton and Martinelli families in the Russian River Valley. Selected for their cool climates and unique growing conditions, these vineyards lend distinct and complex characteristics to our Sonoma Coast Chardonnay.

Technical Notes

composition:
100% Chardonnay
alcohol: 14.5%
bottling date: 05/14/2023
aging:
77% aged 6 months in French oak; 15% new, 21% once-used
fermentation:
77% barrel fermented in 15% new French oak, 21% once-used
23% cool fermented in stainless steel
Partial Malolactic

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