2023 Madson Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains, California País Vasco Though it feels much higher

Though it feels much higher

Farming is organic with low-intervention cellar work

Jerry Drake and I knew each other through fellow farmers- and when I went to look at it I realized it was a site with energy- and had weathered a conversion to no-till without dropping vigor

The fruit was untouched with one pigèage each of the last two days of

2023 Madson Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains, California País Vasco Though it feels much higherThis Chardonnay shows the cool, coastal terroir of the Santa Cruz Mountains with immense freshness and lively acidity. The nose presents orange blossoms and jasmine with hints of honeysuckle. There is a stoniness on the palate with a touch of tropical zest and lemon peel.