Ceritas Carex Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2023

The O’Connell Vineyard shows the power of meticulous, dedicated farming. Our friends at DuMol planted the site in 2004 using a unique selection of Wente Clone Chardonnay first isolated at the Hyde Vineyard in Carneros. This high-density vineyard yields small quantities of vivid, potent fruit that arrives at the winery with zippy freshness and a core of deep minerality.

Pours a brilliant pale-yellow hue. With air, a mild cut of reductive flintiness blows off, revealing scents of freshly baked bread and underripe stone fruit. Chalky minerality and lively acidity frame a surprising depth of flavour, with a palate focused on flavours of ripe citrus. The massive concentration of flavour at the vineyard is obvious, with a nearly endless finish. Wonderful. John Raytek (winemaker).