Estate Chenin Blanc
2024

Estate Chenin Blanc

Monterey

This wine comes from a small vineyard on the Chalone Bench off the Gavilan Mountains at about 1,800 feet elevation, near the Pinnacles National Park within Monterey County. Vines grow on the same type of sparse, reddish soil underlain by limestone as produces the great French Burgundies along the Cote d’Or. Thus each bottle is filled with the essence of the soil – the French gout de terrior – which gives the wine a fullness of bouquet and flavor unique to this vineyard.

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Tasting Notes

The Chenin Blanc captures both the terroir and the long history of Chalone Vineyard. The 2024 vintage is highly aromatic with notes of jasmine, pineapple, orange blossom, passion fruit and floral essences. The wine offers a lovely creamy texture, lifted by bright acidity.

Wine Data

Origin: Monterey County
Alcohol content: 14.8%
Varietal: Chenin blanc
Acid: 5.8 g/L
pH: 3.57

Wine Fact Sheet

The 3.79-acre Chenin Blanc vineyard site was first planted in 1919 by Lucien Charles Tamm, who recognized this remote, mountainous site as having similar limestone soils to those in his native France. Today, these old bush-vines are still thriving and producing tiny, concentrated clusters with unique flavor. We blend fruit from these old vines with fruit from newer blocks to create opulent wines that are balanced with structural integrity