Big Basin Vineyards Santa Cruz Chardonnay Howard Family Vineyard 2019 Jura and Savoie For anyone who loves the

For anyone who loves the northern Rhone

Serious white wine without a hint of pretension

Hand-harvested grapes aged sur lie for two years in neutral oak develop tropical nectarine and mango character balanced by white florals and granular minerality

The interesting part is watching a young winemaker's ideas play out on a vineyard he is remaking in real time

all carried by a fine mousse and a long

Big Basin Vineyards Santa Cruz Chardonnay Howard Family Vineyard 2019 Jura and Savoie For anyone who loves theA direct answer to anyone who thinks California Chardonnay can't age. Big Basin farms this old vine parcel in the Santa Cruz Mountains, planted back in 1977 on sandy loam over bedrock, just miles from the cold water of Monterey Bay. That maritime chill keeps natural acidity high and the wine taut. Made with a light hand, aged in French oak and then rested in stainless, unfined and unfiltered, it's built on restraint rather than richness. A structured,