2017 Mount Eden Chardonnay Edna ValleyMount Eden Vineyards is a small historic wine estate perched at 2000 feet overlooking Silicon Valley in the Santa Cruz Mountain Appellation, about 50 miles south of San Francisco. Founded in 1945, it is recognized as one of the original boutique California winery properties, focusing on small lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Mount Edens lineage of estate bottled Chardonnay and Pinot Noir is the longest in California. Planted in

and is then lightly filtered

As for all Collin Champagnes

a spirit lifter

with Chualar loam - the alluvial and porous soil

the first Clements Stampede and Horseshow was held

where passion and dedication to excellence in winemaking are evident in every bottle

Prieler’s focus on Blaufränkisch as well as Burgundian varieties such as chardonnay

the ’10 Brunello di Montalcino Madonna del Piano is a lustrous

Nortico is “farm-to- table": sourced from these 100+ tiny plots of Alvarinho planted in the early 20th century and continues to be farmed by hand

their land

The focus in the vineyard centers on low yields

with far below average rainfall