2017 Under the Wire Chuy Vineyard Sparkling Chardonnay Clos Larrouyat Aged 14-18 months in barrel

Aged 14-18 months in barrel (30% new oak)

aged on fine lees

could never be described as shy

80% Roussanne

2017 Under the Wire Chuy Vineyard Sparkling Chardonnay Clos Larrouyat Aged 14-18 months in barrelThe 2017 Sparkling Chardonnay Chuy is one of the most distinctive wines I have tasted from Under the Wire. It emerges from the Chuy Vineyard (now Midslope) originally planted with Chardonnay on St. George rootstock by famed vineyard manager Chuy Ordaz. The site has since been acquired by Kistler and been totally redeveloped, so this wine is an ode to the past. And what a swan song it is. Rich, deep and bold, with tons of pure Chardonnay intensity, the