Wine Specs
Vintage
2023
Varietal
Chardonnay
Appellation
Monterey
Sugar
Dry
Aging
in French oak; 30% new
Residual Sugar
Dry
Alcohol %
14.3
Wine Enthusiast
91
Vinous
94
2023 Wrath Chardonnay, San Saba Vineyard
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Wrath’s flagship 2023 San Saba Vineyard Chardonnay utilizes only selected barrels from our estate vineyard. We feel that combining lots that go through fermentation with native yeasts along with those inoculated with Montrachet yeast adds to this wine’s signature complexity. These lots go through ML while aging in French oak barrels (30% new). Aromas of apple and apricot blend with a hint of spice. A lush palate of brioche, lemon curd, and white nectarine finds balance through bright acidity and leads to a long, delicious finish that has a hint of nutmeg.
Wine Profile
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
Produced using only all estate grown fruit; clones: 50% Mt Eden, 32% Wente, and 18% clone 17 Certified Sustainable
Production
77 cases produced