San Benito County

Medium

Cork

White

Despite its overt ripeness at 14.5%, this Chardonnay from the historic Eden Rift Vineyard delivers on balance. Planted in 1849, Eden Rift is one of California's oldest continually producing vineyards; it's two miles from Calera's Mt Harlan Estate. The site is windswept with limestone-rich granite and loam soils. This Chardonnay is a selection from an east-facing block of Calera Clone Chardonnay. Opulent aromatics with macerated white peaches and nutmeg spiced poach pear show the wine's ripeness and full malolactic character, alongside the 15 months spent in French oak, 30% new. Despite the ripe tropical notes of ripe mango and papaya with a smoky grilled pineapple, ample minerality is marked by ocean salinity streaks that brighten this wine and soar at the finish.

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Calera, Chardonnay Eden Rift Vineyard, San Benito County, Cienega Valley, California, USA, 2022

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Despite its overt ripeness at 14.5%, this Chardonnay from the historic Eden Rift Vineyard delivers on balance. Planted in 1849, 

Calera, Chardonnay Eden Rift Vineyard, Cienega Valley, San Benito County, California, USA 2022

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