2020 | Chanin | Los Alamos Vineyard Chardonnay (Magnum)

Light pear flesh, lemon butter and chiseled sandstone aromas show on the nose of this bottling. Warmer flavors of pear flesh, lime juice and chalk make for a fresh, fun and approachable palate.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2020 Chardonnay Los Alamos Vineyard opens with lemon and saline tones before blossoming to exotic streaks of panna cotta and honey. Medium-bodied, silky and richly fruited, it offers a balance of concentrated, ripe fruit on a bright, translucent frame and finishes with great length and anchoring texture.

• Wine Enthusiast: Light pear flesh, lemon butter and chiseled sandstone aromas show on the nose of this bottling. Warmer flavors of pear flesh, lime juice and chalk make for a fresh, fun and approachable palate.

Producer Information

Chanin Wines are a cool-climate producer from Santa Barbara County, California. It was established in 2007 by founding winemaker Gavin Chanin with a focus on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Chanin Wines source their grapes from three different vineyards in Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Barbara County and the Santa Maria Valley, all of which are farmed organically or sustainably. Here a diverse range of marine based soils and a cool-maritime climate creates ideal conditions for viticulture. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay were chosen by Chanin for their ability to reflect subtle differences in the geography, geology and climate. Each wine is produced from grapes grown at one vineyard with no blending pre or post-fermentation to magnify the varietal expression from each plot. In the winery, Chardonnay is pressed and directly put into French oak barrels of which where it remains on lees for up to 16 months. Immediately after picking, Pinot Noir is cold soaked for multiple days prior to fermentation of which is then finished in French oak barrels. It is bottled unrefined and unfiltered. All wines from Chanin are produced in a lower-alcohol, balanced style to maximize the expression of terroir.

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