Subject to Change Coastview Chardonnay 2017
Product details
| Management number | 253563635 | Release Date | 2026/10/24 | List Price | CA$15.60 | Model Number | 253563635 | ||
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This 100% Chardonnay comes from Coastview Vineyard in the Gabilan Mountains of Monterey County, farmed by father-son team John and Parker Allen at 2,400 feet elevation. The thin topsoil overlies decomposed granite and limestone, and the vineyard is farmed organically using a herd of sheep in place of mowers and herbicides. Only 294 cases were produced.
Winemaker Alex Pomerantz whole-cluster pressed the fruit, let the juice brown in the press pan, then settled it in tank for a few days before transferring to neutral barrels for five months of native-yeast fermentation and aging. The wine then moved to stainless steel for another five months to tighten up before bottling unfined, unfiltered, and with zero sulfur added.
At 12.5% ABV, this is a leaner, more angular style of California Chardonnay. The elevation and limestone soils drive a pronounced mineral salinity and bright acidity that runs through the wine from start to finish. Tropical fruit registers early and then recedes, giving way to orchard fruit and a persistent stony, salty core — a profile that calls to mind the oxidative, mineral whites of the Jura more than anything from the Napa Valley.
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