Mt. Pajaro Vineyard Chardonnay

This is next level. Ethereal.

Such a lovely tropical and citrus acid bomb of love ❤️ custard, whipped slightly brown sugar brûlée.

A lovely Chardonnay offering honeysuckle notes and core of pure citrus fruit accompanied by a nice acid backbone and savory/salty character. $70.

I recently made the carefully considered claim that there is no more exciting place for making California Chardonnay right now than the Santa Cruz Mountains - @santacruzmountainwine. Some of the most stellar bottles of the stuff are emerging from hidden nooks and crannies among the redwoods and steep, fog-shrouded slopes. This bottle (received as a press sample) is a perfect example. Lemon oil and lemon pith aromas give way to silky-textured lemon pith, lemon juice, pink grapefruit and this saline resinous quality that makes the mouth water excessively. Almost impossible not to follow one sip with another. Well done @rhys_vineyards. The vineyard gets it’s name from the Pajaro shale series that sits under a scant 16” of topsoil at 1000 feet of elevation.

First bottling of this vineyard and the wine is already amazing. Can’t wait to try each year as the vineyards mature. Rhys does it again!

This is drinking very well right now. Opened the bottle a half hour before dinner and let it get to 50-55 degrees. This is what good Chardonnay is supposed to be.

Bright and delicious with subtle oak notes but mostly citrus, stone fruits and finesse. Really enjoying this

This was excellent. So clean. Ocean spray. Bright acidity. Totally different and preferred to Horseshoe chard.

Lovely

Just an amazing Chardonnay, citrus, melon, just lingers on the palate!!!