Enfield Wine Co.
Brosseau Vineyard Chardonnay
Chalone, Central Coast, California, USA
Very fresh acid driven expression of chard.
Very fresh acid driven expression of chard.
Feb 12th, 2024
I love his wines and I guess lucky for me was added to his e-mail list a decade ago. This wine has now typicity aka terroir which comes from this vineyard (the vines are getting older he started out when they were quite young). Pear/honey on the nose - tons of acid, meyer lemon, sour mandarine on the back palate very restrained fruit. Not tropical or floral at all. Sharp clean and crisp. Almost steely. Very burgundian in style - folks would have a very hard time to identify this as CA in a blind tasting. 2 Puncheons produced and just 12.9%! (His Watson Ranch {napa}is my #1 but allocated followed by Heron Lake {wild horse valley}. Those 23‘s I will review in the future.
I love his wines and I guess lucky for me was added to his e-mail list a decade ago. This wine has now typicity aka terroir which comes from this vineyard (the vines are getting older he started out when they were quite young). Pear/honey on the nose - tons of acid, meyer lemon, sour mandarine on the back palate very restrained fruit. Not tropical or floral at all. Sharp clean and crisp. Almost steely. Very burgundian in style - folks would have a very hard time to identify this as CA in a blind tasting. 2 Puncheons produced and just 12.9%! (His Watson Ranch {napa}is my #1 but allocated followed by Heron Lake {wild horse valley}. Those 23‘s I will review in the future.
Oct 20th, 202512.8%. 750 bottles made. Has reached its peak and will stay there for another 3 years or so. Excellent classic white Burgh made in the US for a fraction of the price.
12.8%. 750 bottles made. Has reached its peak and will stay there for another 3 years or so. Excellent classic white Burgh made in the US for a fraction of the price.
May 18th, 2025Still fantastic just 2 barrels made. 750 bottles. 12.8%. What a wine. Meyer lemon, hint of peach, no buttery taste whatsoever! Almond blossoms. Hint of Jasmine.
Still fantastic just 2 barrels made. 750 bottles. 12.8%. What a wine. Meyer lemon, hint of peach, no buttery taste whatsoever! Almond blossoms. Hint of Jasmine.
Aug 19th, 2024Didn’t quite reach the hight’s of the Haynes in 2019. No formal notes but trust me these wines taste like white burgs with a touch more fruit at 1/3 of the price. 12.8%. Just 750 bottles made. 2 barrels?
Didn’t quite reach the hight’s of the Haynes in 2019. No formal notes but trust me these wines taste like white burgs with a touch more fruit at 1/3 of the price. 12.8%. Just 750 bottles made. 2 barrels?
Jul 28th, 2024