Ceritas Zephyr Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2022

Named for the near-constant gale buffeting the grapes, Zephyr exists in a sort of bullseye - ocean influence from the Bodega Headlands collides with cold air rushing in from the Sebastopol Hills in a violent convergence. The tiny crop that is allowed to grow here struggles. The berries show markedly
thick skins, providing a rigid spine to a wine that inevitably has all the freshness it could need.

Well insulated from the heat of the vintage, Zephyr produced a stunningly balanced, nuanced wine in 2022. Pouring a limpid pale yellow, Zephyr shines aromatically with notes of underripe peach skin and white flowers. The palate is packed full of lemon curd, baked apple and stone fruit wrapped around a
bolt of lovely acidity. John Raytek (winemaker).