Big Basin Vineyards Santa Cruz Chardonnay Howard Family Vineyard 2019 TAGS An incredible value

An incredible value

this vintage shows the contrast of bright freshness against firm structure that I love seeing in Dolcetto

Fermentation runs on native yeasts for weeks

the Phoenix Vineyard was an unexpected bonus that came with our winery

vanilla and orange marmalade

Big Basin Vineyards Santa Cruz Chardonnay Howard Family Vineyard 2019 TAGS An incredible valueA direct answer to anyone who thinks California Chardonnay can't age. Big Basin farms this old vine parcel in the Santa Cruz Mountains, planted back in 1977 on sandy loam over bedrock, just miles from the cold water of Monterey Bay. That maritime chill keeps natural acidity high and the wine taut. Made with a light hand, aged in French oak and then rested in stainless, unfined and unfiltered, it's built on restraint rather than richness. A structured,