95 Points -
"A ripe golden hue, the 2021 Chardonnay Far Coast Vineyard offers more broadness right away with its perfume of jasmine, ripe tropical fruit, toasted spice, and apricot. Full-bodied, with a soft, viscous texture and notes of honeyed citrus and ripe salted pineapple, it’s long on the finish, with a sunny, opulent feel. It’s approachable now or over the next 6-8 years." - Audrey Frick, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023
Tasting Notes
This vintage of the Far Coast Vineyard Chardonnay exhibits aromas of orange zest, yellow apple, dried fruits, and spice. The flavors of tangerine, mandarin orange, and quince are followed by a long textural finish of minerals and delicate fruit.
Historic Acclaim
2021: 95 Points, jebdunnuck.com, July 2023
2019: 96 Points, jebdunnuck.com, August 2022
2019: 95 Points Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, July 2022
2018: 97 Points Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, July 2021
2018: 95+ Points Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, January 2021
2017: 96 Points Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, May 2020
2017: 94+ Points Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, February 2020
2016: 98 points Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, June 2019
2016: 96 points Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, October 2018
2015: 96-100 Points Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate, October 2016
Vineyard & Vintage Character
Our Far Coast Vineyard is a cool site surrounded by redwood forests, almost two hours north of the Russian River on a Sonoma Coast mountain ridge. It is an area that some call the ‘True Sonoma Coast.’ Others would simply describe the distant vineyard site as ‘the middle of nowhere.’ Far Coast Vineyard sits just south of the town of Annapolis at 800-1000 feet above sea level. The soils at this ridge-top site are well-drained Goldridge sandy loam, which helps to intensify the sense of minerality and focus in the wine produced from this vineyard. This wine was produced from a block planted to Clones 15 and 809.
Wine Details
Oak: 100% French oak, 25% new
Time in oak: 14 months
Yeast: Native
Alcohol: 14.8%
TA: 5.4 g/L
pH: 3.35
Cases produced: 270
Unfined and unfiltered