Maitre de Chai Sonoma Mountain Sauvignon Blanc Ellison 2024 extra-brut-selection aromas of baked apple pie

aromas of baked apple pie

where 40- to 50-year-old vines planted to multiple Chardonnay clones deliver exceptional freshness and precision

planted on rare blue volcanic rock that soaks up heat and gives this Gamay its unmistakable smoky mineral snap

Sébastien and Benoit Danjou farm 17 hectares of old vines in the Roussillon village of Espira-de-l'Agly

but this wine makes the case that flagship character doesn't require the new label

Maitre de Chai Sonoma Mountain Sauvignon Blanc Ellison 2024 extra-brut-selection aromas of baked apple pieEllison is one of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc plantings in the United States a tiny 1. 5 acre parcel on Sonoma Mountain planted in 1969 and dry farmed by Marty and Alex themselves. Matre de Chai's house style no new oak, native yeast, minimal sulfur, purity of site above all is tailor made for a vineyard this distinctive. Whole cluster pressed and fermented in old oak. The result reads less like a varietal exercise and more like a slow, textural