2021 Rhys Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay, California, USA Terralibera ambient yeast in neutral 500

ambient yeast in neutral 500 liter oak barrels

The aromatics lean towards red fruit and sweet spices with nice earth and juicy mid-palate

2022 Sclavos Wines Muscat Orange

VINIFICATION: Crushing with partial destemming and cooling the grapes in

near the Vosne border

2021 Rhys Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay, California, USA Terralibera ambient yeast in neutral 500Sourced from Rhys steep, low yielding, ocean cooled sites across the northern Santa Cruz Mountainspredominantly Alpine, Horseshoe, and Skyline vineyardseach rooted in fractured shale and sandstone that drive the domaines signature mineral cut. Whole cluster pressed, fermented with native yeasts, and aged in mostly neutral French oak with minimal btonnage, the 2021 shows the tension of a cool, long growing season