RouteStock Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2022 750ml Carignan planted 1932–1957 — are farmed

planted 1932–1957 — are farmed biodynamically on sandy-alluvial soils that stress the vines and concentrate the fruit naturally

Rich and polished but made in a riper style and fairly easy-going (as far as Bordeaux goes)

Today the estate is  run by his children

trading rye for wheat to land a softer grain profile

RouteStock Chardonnay Sonoma Coast 2022 750ml Carignan planted 1932–1957 — are farmedUSA : CALIFORNIA : SONOMA COAST SUSTAINABLE : Chardonnay FULL BODIED, LEMON, GOLDEN APPLE, TOASTED OAK, HAZELNUT, OAK Vance Rose has spent four decades sourcing fruit from Napa and Sonoma's best positioned sites his working method at RouteStock is to find the right vineyard and then stay out of the way. The Sonoma Coast bottling draws on sustainably farmed fruit from coastal sites where morning fog and Pacific airflow keep temperatures in check