Sierra Mar Vineyard Chardonnay
 
Sierra Mar Vineyard Chardonnay

Sierra Mar Vineyard Chardonnay

Santa Lucia Highlands · Estate-Grown
“The Hedonist”

Boldly seeks pleasure and devours the sensuous joys in life. Draws others in with generosity and sparks a desire to walk on the wild side.
This high-elevation Chardonnay is typically our most bombastic, and is expressed with orange cream, savory herbs, and pineapple. 

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 3 months before release
Sierra Mar Vineyard above the fog

Sierra Mar Vineyard

Sierra Mar is planted across a range of elevations, varieties and clones, giving the vineyard remarkable diversity and complexity. Portions of the site rise above the fog line, where greater sun exposure and cool mountain conditions produce small, concentrated berries with natural structure. The result is a vineyard that offers both depth and freshness, and our most structured Chardonnay in our lineup.

Recognition Through the Years

97 points
2024 Sierra Mar Vineyard
chardonnay
Jeb Dunnuck
96 points
2024 sierra Mar Vineyard
chardonnay
Th Wine Palate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW
96 points
2022 Sierra Mar Vineyard
chardonnay
Th Wine Palate, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW
About as pure and seamless as they come, with perfect balance, it’s another jaw-droppingly good Chardonnay from this estate.
Jeb Dunnuck