La Follette Sun Chase Vineyard Chardonnay 2021(750ml) Côtes de Gascogne

La Follette Sun Chase Vineyard Chardonnay 2021(750ml) Côtes de GascogneElite La Follette is a boutique Sonoma County winery intensely focused on crafting wines that offer benchmark expression of vineyard site and appellation. Led by winemaker Greg La Follette, the portfolio of small lot Chardonnay and Pinot Noir releases offer a sensory tour of terroir of some of the most expressive and interesting vineyards in Sonoma and Mendocino County. "Pale straw color. Aromas of Tarte Tatin and Gravenstein apple entice. Meyer

The finish exudes a pleasing note of honey accented by a subtly-layered complexity and refreshing crispness

By accessing a few different sites throughout Sonoma county we were able to add complexity to this blend as well as diversity in the fruit characters intrinsic in Sauvignon Blanc

while in some regions

violets and earth

pear and citrus aromas it is fresh and bright while offer a nice complexity of flavors

Orange blossom

black currant preserve and plum paste notes bristling to emerge fully but held in check for now by a swath of tar

This is an extremely successful Clerc Milon in a run of great vintages at the property

The 2018 Haut-Marbuzet is deep garnet-purple colored

4% Cabernet Franc makes up the blend

well-rounded and velvety Chianti Classico with aromas of strawberries

Soil type The Côtes du Rhône is made from various type of soils