2023 | Ridge Estate Chardonnay | Santa Cruz Mountains Vino d'Italia - Vino da Tavola present yet ripe tannins

present yet ripe tannins

plum and a very subtle suggestion of wood

it is soft and supple on the palate

resulting in a wine of depth and character

Expect a concoction of fruit flavors that pair with lighter fare

2023 | Ridge Estate Chardonnay | Santa Cruz Mountains Vino d'Italia - Vino da Tavola present yet ripe tanninsThe 2023 Chardonnay Estate is a unicorn wine, with the acids naturally occurring with ease in this cool, long, extended growing season that the wine world is rightfully excited about, producing wines of tremendous elegance and balance, sourced entirely from Monte Bello Estate. The minerality is off the charts, exuberantly defining the wine after a barrel fermentation of nine months on the lees in 85% American and 15% French oak, 15% of it new.