Sonnet Tondre's Grapefield Chardonnay 2018

Chardonnay from Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey, Central Coast, California

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Product Details

Varietal

Chardonnay

Region

Santa Lucia Highlands, Monterey, Central Coast, California

Producer

Sonnet

Vintage

2018

Size

750ML

Features

Boutique

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

The 2018 Vintage Tondrè Chardonnay shows a tremendous depth of fruit, highlighted by bright tropical notes with hints of citrus and apple. It is a blend of tank fermented (80%) and barrel fermented (20%) wine. The new oak component of the barrel fermented portion (Approx. 5%) adds a structured mid palate layer, and offers a subtle note of oak on the finish.

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Sonnet

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Sonnet is the creation of Tony Craig, begun during his tenure as winemaker for David Bruce Winery in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California.

Originally a Shakespearean actor from the English town of Newcastle, Tony led the Pinot Noir vineyard designation program at David Bruce for twelve years. As acclaim and recognition for the Bruce Pinot Noir grew, Tony began producing wines for himself as well.

Many phone calls, much paperwork, and a few years later, Sonnet wines have quickly become some of the most sought after Pinot Noir in California.

Chardonnay Wine

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One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.

Santa Lucia Highlands Wine

Monterey, California

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Perhaps the most highly regarded appellation within Monterey County, Santa Lucia Highlands AVA benefits from a combination of warm morning sunshine and brisk afternoon breezes, allowing grapes to ripen slowly and fully. The result is concentrated, flavorful wines that retain their natural acidity. Wineries here do not shy away from innovation, and place a high priority on sustainable viticultural practices.

The climatic conditions here are perfectly suited to the production of ripe, rich Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. These Burgundian varieties dominate an overwhelming percentage of plantings, though growers have also found success with Syrah, Riesling and Pinot Gris.

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