Eden Rift Valliant Estate Chardonnay 2021 Central Coast

Tasting Notes: Cool Summer fog and winds off the Pacific Ocean allow for elongated hang-times and flavor development, providing a vintage that is rich in its complexity. This Chardonnay is bright and inviting, with notes of pear, lemon zest, exotic fruits. It is balanced with orange cream and fresh white flowers. Its rich texture is countered with distinct minerality and crisp acidity.

From The Winery: Eden Rift has some of the oldest vineyard sites that have been continuously under vine in California, with some sites having been planted as far back as 1849. Cienega Valley was a major production center in the mid-1900s before Napa and Sonoma took all the limelight. Tangerine peel, apple, white flowers, and a chalky minerality abound in this wine. This is a gorgeous Chardonnay that masterfully balances tension like the best of village-level Burgundy and the richness of Sonoma Coast.