Description
Chanin Wine Co. ‘Sanford & Benedict Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2019
Planted in 1971, Sanford & Benedict is the most storied vineyard we work with. Its unique combination of rocky soils and cool climate makes dark and brooding wines that still have elegance and minerality. This chardonnay comes entirely from the old vines.
The near perfect, but tinny clusters, were pressed and directly put into French oak barrels (20% new) to ferment. The wine stayed there for 18 months on its lees and was then racked and lightly fined before being bottled unfiltered in March 2021.
96 points, “The 2019 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is slightly more reserved aromatically, offering an impressive array of spiced orchard fruits intermixed with white flowers, crushed stone, brioche and honeysuckle-like nuances. Medium-bodied on the palate, it has a bright spine of acidity, lots of salinity, good mid-palate depth, and just terrific overall balance as well as length” – Jeb Dunnuck
