Love & Terroir Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Melville Vineyard 2024 CS20230713 Dirk Niepoort fermented this wine

Dirk Niepoort fermented this wine in massive wooden foudres with minimal sulfur dioxide for nearly two years

It will be a pleasant companion to your happiest moments with its sparkling colour

resulting in a dry

The wine comes mostly from the historic Russeghine vineyard

fermented with indigenous yeasts in wooden tanks

Love & Terroir Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Melville Vineyard 2024 CS20230713 Dirk Niepoort fermented this wineThis collaboration between sommelier David Castleberry and winemaker Chad Melville explores what happens when you let a cool coastal site speak for itself. Fermented in neutral oak with native yeast, the wine opens with delicate lemon cake and honeysuckle before building into something more tense and brisk. The sandy vineyards of Santa Rita Hills and Pacific Ocean winds shape a Chardonnay of exceptional purity.