Lucia Santa Lucia Highlands Estate Chardonnay 2024 (375ml) EARHARDT stony shale

stony shale

working the vines himself and erring on the side of picking at 98% ripe rather than 102%

Whole-cluster pressed and fermented in old oak

and it won't wait around forever

The easiest way into one of Champagne's most sought-after addresses

Lucia Santa Lucia Highlands Estate Chardonnay 2024 (375ml) EARHARDT stony shaleThe same Lucia Estate Cuvee Chardonnay made by the Pisoni family in the Santa Lucia Highlands, but in the perfect for one half bottle format. Mark Pisoni sources from the family's Pisoni and Soberanes vineyards two of the most pedigreed Chardonnay sites in California and treats the fruit gently: native fermentation, French oak, and not much else. The 2024 is the freshest expression of this wine yet, with all the round orchard fruit, white peach, and