Today has been named over the world-wide-web as "International Chardonnay Day". Whether this post is read by 2 or 2 million, I'm going to let you in on one of the best kept Chardonnay secrets on the West Coast!
Drum Roll Please................................!
Introducing 2010 DANIEL "Soberanes Vineyard" Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay, 66 cases created by Dan Fitzgerald who's the winemaker for Brack Mountain Wine Company.
Dan's been chatting me up about how wonderful Daniel Soberanes Vineyard's been evolving for a while now during his trial tastings and check-ins with the wine. "Not quite ready yet", so said Dan a few months ago. But let me tell you now, during a recent tasting with the Brack Mountain Wine Company team this chardonnay is mind-blowing good.
Right after the cork was pulled my eyes popped with disbelief, the aromas were magical hits of bright citrus blossoms and baked lemon bread. Next, the complexity of flavors made my head shake, a beautiful mouthfeel of balanced acidity, a touch of minerality with a layers supple fruit with twist of almond croissant on the fantastically long finish.
A big deal. A new and exciting joint venture between the
Pisoni and Franscioni families. The site is planted to 40 acres of
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah and sits on the Santa Lucia Highlands
bench just South of the Garys’ Vineyard.
Stats from Dan about the wine:
pH- 3.45
TA- 0.74 g/100ml
alc- 14.5%
TA- 0.74 g/100ml
alc- 14.5%
$45 a bottle
66 cases produced, brand new release - so please contact me for more information - alison@brackmountainwine.com
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