Love & Terroir Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Melville Vineyard 2024 Jura and Savoie or preservatives

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Stylistically the wines echo his mentor's depth and cut

The Souverain bottling by Henriot is made up of half chardonnay

The soils are dominated by fluffy white volcanic ash that has washed down over the centuries from the nearby flanks of Mount Veeder

Love & Terroir Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Melville Vineyard 2024 Jura and Savoie or preservativesThis collaboration between sommelier David Castleberry and winemaker Chad Melville explores what happens when you let a cool coastal site speak for itself. Fermented in neutral oak with native yeast, the wine opens with delicate lemon cake and honeysuckle before building into something more tense and brisk. The sandy vineyards of Santa Rita Hills and Pacific Ocean winds shape a Chardonnay of exceptional purity.