Ridge Estate Chardonnay Sta Cruz 2022 750ml non-invt item With a juicy apple flavor

With a juicy apple flavor and hints of vanilla and caramel

with notes of cherries

Intense ruby red color

Appropriately racy on the nose

Ridge Estate Chardonnay Sta Cruz 2022 750ml non-invt item With a juicy apple flavorThe grapes were whole cluster pressed, and racked to barrel. A lengthy natural yeast cold fermentation finished by year's end; during the uninoculated secondary which followed, the lees were stirred every few weeks. Once assembled, it was allowed to settle, then racked off its lees for an unfiltered bottling. Elegant and approachable, this fine chardonnay will continue to develop over the next three to four years.