2021 Lindquist "Bien Nacido Vineyard" Chardonnay, Santa Maria Valley, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE This is a classic Bien Nacido Chardonnay that exhibits minerals and citrus from the Lot 1, along with riper fruit and creaminess from the Lot 2. The oak adds dimension but is completely integrated. The wine is bottled under Stelvin screw cap for easy access, and should age nicely over the next few years. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER An original Rhone Ranger, Bob Lindquist has been making wine on the Central Coast since 1982. His focus has been

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Vintage 2020A very rainy spring caused a great vegetative growth with the consequent problems of fungal attacks on the grapes

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and Olivier pursued wine school in Dijon regardless of the fact that he would have no vines of his own

Elisa Gueneau makes this minuscule production wine from 25-year-old vines growing on thick limestone soils

Once harvest is complete the grapes immediately undergo direct press

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The bouquet is deep

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The vines in the Pipparello vineyard are a minimum of 20 years old

all started with indigenous yeast by pied-du-cave

He strongly embraced the belief that good wine is made in the vineyard