Rosella's Vineyard Chardonnay
 
Rosella's Vineyard Chardonnay

Rosella's Vineyard Chardonnay

Santa Lucia Highlands · Estate-Grown
“The Leading Lady”

Rosella’s Chardonnay is our shining star, magnetic and graceful with an effortless sense of style. Typically expressed with grapefruit zest, apple blossom, and orchard fruit, it pairs an enticing perfume with a silky, generous texture that has become a signature of the wine.

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From vineyard to bottle

Farming
Each vine hand-tended every 12 days by our family
Harvest
Night harvested for stable grape chemistry and preserve freshness
Fermentation
Gently pressed and fermented in French oak, malolactic fermentation occurs naturally
Aged
Aged 15 months in French oak, typically ~40% new
Bottling
Bottled unfined and unfiltered, rested one year before release
Rosella’s Vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands

Rosella’s Vineyard

Rosella’s is our northernmost estate vineyard in the Santa Lucia Highlands, surrounding our family home and named for winery matriarch, Rosella. Daily fog and persistent winds keep the site cool, preserving freshness and giving the fruit a long, gradual path to ripeness.

Recognition Through the Years

96 points
2024 Rosella’s Vineyard
Chardonnay
The Wine Palate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW
97 points
2023 Rosella’s Vineyard
Chardonnay
Jeb Dunnuck
96 points
2022 Rosella’s Vineyard
Chardonnay
Jeb Dunnuck
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This special part of California’s central coast produces many of the state’s finest, most complex chardonnays, and Rosella’s Vineyard is among the best. Typical of the region, the Rosella’s chardonnay expresses that rare combination of richness and power with structure, minerality and elegance.
Robert Whitley ·  wine review online