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2021 Soberanes Vineyard Chardonnay
Santa Lucia Highlands Appellation
Winemaker Tasting Notes
"Medium yellow hue. Brilliant scents of lemon, grapefruit, and white peach unite with notes of fig, kiwi, and tangerine to provide a pleasing start to this Chardonnay. Upon taste, the characteristics flow towards grapefruit, fig, kiwi, and apple pie. The texture is undulating and lively which evolves nicely to a bright, fresh and pure finish. Enjoy now through 2031." ~ Bill Brosseau, Director of Winemaking
Price: $55.00
The Soberanes Vineyard is the fifth and newest vineyard in the Pisoni and Franscioni family partnership. It is located in the heart of the Santa Lucia Highlands and builds upon a tradition of high quality hand-winegrowing. Gary Pisoni says the Soberanes Vineyard is their best property to date and they are expecting great vintages from it in the future because they have been able to apply all of their experience in this new location. There are 27 acres of the Pisoni clone Pinot Noir planted and 8 acres of Chardonnay. The property is adjacent to Garys’ Vineyard with an east/northeast orientation at 400 feet in elevation. The soil is rocky, sandy loam. The vineyard was originally planted in 2008.
Growers: Pisoni and Franscioni Families
Winemaker: Bill Brosseau
Appellation: Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
Elevation/Exposure: 400 feet; East/Northeast
Viticulture Practice: Sustainable (SIP Certified)
Vinification: Pressed Whole-cluster, fermented in French Oak
Cooperage & Ageing: 14 months in 100% French Oak, 31% new
Production: 13 barrels
Composition: 100% Chardonnay (100% Wente Clone)
Acidity: 3.27 pH, 6.81 TA (g/L)
Alcohol: 14.2%
Harvest: October 4, 2021, hand harvested
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Production Data
Winemaker: Bill Brosseau
Appellation: Santa Lucia Highlands AVA
Elevation/Exposure: 400 feet; East/Northeast
Soil: Rocky, sandy loam
Vineyard Age: 13 years
Viticulture Practice: Sustainable (SIP Certified)
Vinification: Pressed Whole-cluster, fermented in French Oak
Cooperage & Ageing: 14 months in 100% French Oak, 31% new
Production: 13 barrels
Composition: 100% Chardonnay (100% Wente Clone)
Acidity: 3.27 pH, 6.81 TA (g/L)
Alcohol: 14.2%
Harvest: October 4, 2021, hand harvested
Club Release: January 2023
Drink Now through 2031
93+ points, John Gilman
"Soberanes Vineyard was fairly recently-planted, as these Wente Clones are twelve years of age, but it is beautifully situated, lying next to Gary’s Vineyard that Adam Lee at Clarice Wine Company sources for one of his top bottlings of pinot noir. The 2021 Soberanes Vineyard Chardonnay from Testarossa was aged for twenty months in just over forty percent new oak and comes in at a svelte 14.2 percent alcohol. The wine’s aromatic constellation is refined and complex, offering up scents of fresh pineapple, pear, orange zest, a hint of butterscotch, beautiful soil tones, lemon blossoms and a classy framing of vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and still quite primary, with a superb core of fruit, fine soil undertow and grip, bright acids and lovely balance on the long, focused and promising finish. This lovely wine deserves three to five years in the cellar to allow its secondary layers of complexity to start to properly emerge. It will be an excellent wine once it has blossomed, but drinking it now (albeit quite enjoyable) is infanticide. (Drink between 2026-2040)."
93 points, Antonio Galloni's Vinous
"The 2021 Chardonnay Soberanes Vineyard is one of the more easygoing wines in this range. It offers good depth and fine balance in an understated style that can be enjoyed with minimal fanfare. Citrus peel, marzipan, white flowers, mint and tangerine oil are nicely delineated. Bright acids pull it all together on the finish."
93 points, Wine Enthusiast
"Warm croissant, white-flower and nectarine-compote aromas make for a comforting nose on this single vineyard expression. A sizzle of acidity enlivens the sip, where stone-fruit flavors play against a chalky minerality and citrus hits of Meyer lemon and grapefruit. "
92 points, Wine Spectator
"Rich and plush, with peach cobbler, dried pineapple, orange sherbet and spicy marmalade flavors on a supple frame. Shows richness balanced by fresh, vibrant acidity and floral, herb and spice details that linger effortlessly on the long, expressive finish. Drink now through 2030. 240 cases made. –MW"
92 points, James Suckling
"Aromas of sliced apples and white peaches with orchid blossom, young walnuts and cream. Creamy and dense with a full body and vivid acidity. Polished and lengthy. Drink or hold."
