DIATOM CHARDONNAY SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 2023

Minimalist winemaking reaches its purest expression in Greg Brewer's Santa Barbara County Chardonnay, where conventional techniques are deliberately stripped away to reveal something remarkable. By blocking malolactic fermentation and avoiding oak entirely, Brewer allows the distinctive saline minerality from ancient marine fossil soils to shine alongside vibrant lemon and white peach flavors. The result is brilliantly paradoxical – fruit-forward yet crystalline, rich yet precise, immediately pleasurable yet intellectually stimulating. Named for the microscopic plankton fossils abundant in the vineyard soils, this wine delivers California sunshine with Old World precision through Brewer's philosophy of "polishing a grain of rice until reaching its ultimate inner core" – a Zen-like approach to creating one of America's most distinctive Chardonnays.