Wine Specs
Vintage
2020
Varietal
Chardonnay
Appellation
Monterey
Aging
10 months in French oak, 30% new
Residual Sugar
Dry
Alcohol %
14.2
Connoisseurs' Guide
90
2020 Wrath Chardonnay, San Saba Vineyard
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Wrath's flagship 2020 San Saba Vineyard Chardonnay utilizes only specifically selected barrels of clones from our estate vineyard: Mt. Eden, Kistler and Wente. During production, we allow certain lots to ferment using native yeasts while other lots are innoculated with Montrachet yeast. This adds to the wine's signature complexity. These lots go through a secondary fermentation, ML or malolactic, while aging in French oak barrels, 30% of which are new oak. The nose has hints of Gala apple with baking spices. Rich flavors of pineapple, buttery croissant and more spice are balanced with bright acidity and a long, delicious finish.
Wine Profile
Awards
Certified Sustainable
Vineyard Notes
Our Estate San Saba Vineyard is sheltered in a nook just below the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA, roughly 25 miles southeast of the town of Monterey. Our climate is heavily influenced by the morning fog and afternoon winds from the nearby Pacific Ocean. This is a cool site with little rainfall and one of the longest growing seasons in the world. Our unusual climate allows us to produce ripe, concentrated wines of exceptional balance.
Production Notes
clones: 63% Mt. Eden, 12% Kistler, 25% Wente
Production
191 cases