Big Basin Vineyards Santa Cruz Chardonnay Howard Family Vineyard 2019 071126OFFER metamorphic-tinged bedrock beneath barely any

metamorphic-tinged bedrock beneath barely any topsoil

Produced from 100% Espadín  using 85 piñas (7

and velvety tannins

Fresh granny smith apples

From the producer: Campari is a contemporary and charismatic classic

Big Basin Vineyards Santa Cruz Chardonnay Howard Family Vineyard 2019 071126OFFER metamorphic-tinged bedrock beneath barely anyA 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,