SeaBed2020Sonoma Coast Estate Chardonnay

Vineyard Profile

Long before it was planted to vineyards, the area encompassing our Estate was under water, the floor of an ocean embayment that extended inland through modern-day Sebastopol. Through a series of tectonic shifts, the earth was ultimately transformed into the now iconic rolling hills of West Sonoma County. The sandy loam remnants of the ancient sea are still present in the Goldridge soil, and the Estate-grown SeaBed Chardonnay serves as a vestige of this history. Observing the Estate growing conditions in 2020, we were forecasting an early harvest from the outset. By late August, we were hand-picking beautiful, taut Chardonnay clusters that were physiologically ripe. With Biodynamically farmed fruit, the 2020 SeaBed Estate Chardonnay shines with its signature vibrant acidity and delicate salinity, and was bottled following 17 months in a thoughtful mix of once-used and neutral tight-grained French oak barrels and puncheons.