KUTCH CHARDONNAY TROUT GULCH VYD 2020

Full bottle 1,414 g. 11 barrels produced. Vineyard planted 1977 on sandy loam at 600 ft 3.5 miles from the Pacific. Hand-harvested 18 September (long after the Sonoma Coast 2020 Chardonnay). Whole-bunch pressed and spontaneous fermentation in French oak barrels (20% new). Lustrous pale green-gold. Richer, broader and arguably a tad more interesting than the Sonoma Coast 2020 bottling. A wine with real texture and drive and with comfortable fruit-acid balance. Crystalline structure and hugely appetising. (JR)