2017 Brosseau

Planted in 1980 and situated in the Chalone AVA made famous in the Judgement of Paris in 1976, the Brosseau vineyard was the first Chardonnay we produced in 2009. Planted in decomposed granite and limestone, coupled with the age of the vines, this vineyard produces a rounded wine with a surprising amount of weight. There is a resounding amount of complexity already present in this young wine, with salinity, flinty minerality matched with hints of caramelized pineapple, Asian pear, tamarind zest and honeycomb. This wine will be sure to please those who wish to enjoy now or allow this wine to evolve in the bottle for a few more years.