2022 The Hilt Estate "Bentrock Vineyard" Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE Sourced from vines located in the "Bentrock Vineyard". 40% new French oak barrels, 60% once and twice used barrels for 11 months followed by 6 months in stainless tank with full lees. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER From the same proprietors as Jonata, The Hilt was founded in 2008 as a separate winery focusing on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Santa Rita Hills and Santa Maria Valley. In 2014, the Rancho Salsipuedes estate was purchased and a

Benoit Ente’s wines are celebrated for their precision

The limestone soils at Château de Selle give this wine its finesse

15% Donzelinho Tinto

grown in the Sierra Foothills

it's unclear why anyone would think that this was the place to plant hectares and hectares of vines

Domaine de Beaurenard has been producing certified biodynamic wines on more than 80 acres of this celebrated terroir since 2010

Hand harvesting of only the optimal grapes insures that what enters the winery is the very best

He pays close attention to yields so as to not create heavy handed wines

indigenous grape Debina with a splash of Vlahiko

Quinta de Saes’ reds are field blends

environmentally friendly viticulture

000 plants/ha) where the winemaker particularly respects the natural balance