2019 Assiduous "Bald Mountain Vineyard" Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay

$24.95

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K&L Buyer

A phenomenal bottle of Chardonnay from one of my favorite vineyards in the region, Ryan Beauregard’s Bald Mountain. This older planting of Chardonnay in the western edge of the mountains near Bonny Doon, grows in a unique white sand soil made from ancient sea floor. The wines from here all share a piercing minerality and persistence on the palate. Keegan’s expression deftly balances a nice, almost exotic ripeness, with good mid-palate density and lovely noisette quality along with the trademark minerality and focused acidity through the finish.

Notes

A tiny production of just a few barrels from one of my favorite vineyards in all of CA - Bald Mountain. The vineyard, owned and farmed by Ryan Beauregard, is home to 30+ year old vines growing in white sand, the soil, part of the Zayante Series, is highly decomposed ancient seabed lifted into the mountains by tectonic movement. The wines from here have a powerful minerality and fine acidity from the cooling ocean breezes. Kegan Mayo, winemaker / owner of Assiduous, has crafted a beautiful expression of this place capturing the effortless concentration these mature vines give, plus the intense saline minerality from the soils. (Ryan Woodhouse - K&L Domestic Wine Buyer)

Details

Origin	Santa Cruz Mountains, California, United States
Type/Varietal	Chardonnay
SKU	1508201