Big Basin Vineyards Santa Cruz Chardonnay Howard Family Vineyard 2019 071126OFFER mouth-watering finish

mouth-watering finish

Produced from 100% Espadín  using 85 piñas (7

000 bottles annually

metamorphic-tinged bedrock beneath barely any topsoil

A sophisticated aperitivo or cocktail vermouth that rewards contemplation over ice

Big Basin Vineyards Santa Cruz Chardonnay Howard Family Vineyard 2019 071126OFFER mouth-watering finishA direct answer to anyone who thinks California Chardonnay can't age. Big Basin farms this old vine parcel in the Santa Cruz Mountains, planted back in 1977 on sandy loam over bedrock, just miles from the cold water of Monterey Bay. That maritime chill keeps natural acidity high and the wine taut. Made with a light hand, aged in French oak and then rested in stainless, unfined and unfiltered, it's built on restraint rather than richness. A structured,