Brea 2020 Chardonnay Central Coast

Tech Location: Central Coast, California Alcohol: 12% Tasting Notes This unbaked Chardonnay from Santa Barbara expresses clean and pure flowers: beautiful flowers, sweet spices on the nose, and juicy apricots on the palate. Winemaking Grapes went direct-to-press and the juice was barrel fermented using only native yeasts. The wine aged in neutral French oak barrels for 8 months and went through full malolactic fermentation. Vineyard Eden Rift vineyard is located in the Hollister Hills and sits on the San Andreas fault line. It is about 20 miles from Monterey Bay and grows a mix of Dijon clones. The soil is composed of calcareous, granite limestone, dolomite and mineral rich soils. Kevin Olson Vineyard is one of the coldest vineyards in California. It is located right off Highway 101 in Prunedale and grows in sandy soils. It was planted in 1999. Eden Rift and Kevin Olson Vineyards both farm without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers.