2023 Ceritas Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains, California Yvon Metras The wine rests on lees

The wine rests on lees in these barrels for 10 months

moving the wine through the solera manually

Over the 20+ years Helen has been in charge

and perfect neat or in cocktails

2023 Ceritas Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains, California Yvon Metras The wine rests on leesTrout Gulch sits in a narrow slot canyon due east from the sleepy town of Aptos in the Southern Santa Cruz Mountains. The vineyards proximity (less than 3 miles) from the Pacific Ocean makes this our coldest Chardonnay site. Cool ocean air is pushed up into the canyon in the evening and holds long into the morning, allowing the vines to ripen the grapes slowly and steadily. The uplifted oceanic floor soils are well drained and do not retain heat,