This vintage boasts an aromatic mix of lush tropical fruits and ripe red delicious apples, paired with hints of springtime flowers and a clean minerality. The palate belies the Stainless winemaking, rich with ripe pineapple and white peach characters and a long, full mid palate with a clean, lingering acidity
This Chardonnay is all about purity and focus. Clean, vibrant fruit aromatics show immediately in the glass, with notes of citrus, red apple and passionfruit. The palate showcases the ability of chardonnay to be crisp while retaining opulence. Without the influence of oak, this wine exhibits a surprisingly round entry followed by long, linear acidity which is tempered by a slight creaminess from the partial malolactic fermentation.
Chamisal was the first vineyard planted in the Edna Valley in 1973 and now encompasses 80 acres planted to 5 varieties across three distinct soil types. The nearby Pacific ocean creates a long temperate growing season that, combined with the calcareous, clay-rich soils of our estate vineyards, produces ideal conditions for producing fruit of exceptional intensity and complexity.