Nose
Our Far Coast Vineyard Chardonnay shows aromas of yellow apple, quince and dried flowers balanced by a subtle saline note.
Palate
The flavors of citrus, Green apple and fig complement a textural finish of minerals and gravel.
Growing Conditions
Our Far Coast Vineyard is a cool site surrounded by redwood forests, almost two hours north of the Russian River AVA on a Sonoma Coast mountain ridge. It is an area that some call the ‘True Sonoma Coast’. Others would simply describe the distant vineyard site as ‘the middle of nowhere’. Far Coast Vineyard sits just south of the town of Annapolis at 650-900 feet above sea level. The soils at this ridge-top site are well drained Goldridge sandy loam. The well-known Hirsch Vineyards, Marcassin Vineyards, Martinelli Blue Slide Vineyard, Flowers Vineyards and Pahlmeyer are located to the south along the stunningly beautiful Sonoma Coast. The 2010 vintage was a very cool and low yielding vintage on the Sonoma Coast which produced very concentrated wines. This wine was produced from a block planted to Clones 15 and 809.
Bottling
Unfined and unfiltered
Winemaking
Native yeast
Aging
15 months in 100% French oak, 23% new
