- Certified Sustainable
- 100% Chardonnay
- Tidal Break Vineyard, Sonoma Coast AVA
- Deep coastal site planted in 1999 in the lee of a forbidden Buddhist monastery
- 700-800 ft elevation, three miles from the Pacific Ocean on an active seismic fault
- Soil is strewn with luminescent blue volcanic rock and sandstone
- Chardonnay clones 4 + 76 co-fermented on native yeasts in neutral 600L puncheons
- Spontaneous malolactic fermentation
- Aged in barrel for 10 months
- Racked to steel for an additional 6 months of anaerobic aging
- Bottled unfined and unfiltered
- 154 cases produced
- 13.4% abv
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2023
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Sonoma Coast
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Certified Sustainable
Sizes Available
| Full Bottle | US-LIO-38-23 | 12/750ml |
Resources
Press & Reviews
James Suckling
Score
95
Date
2025-12-09
"This is a medium- to full-bodied wine with aromas of seaweed, chalk and lemon peel. Highly textural, with flavors of chalk, lemon oil, stone fruit and pear skin. Medium- to full-bodied. Drink or hold."
Vinous
Score
92
Date
2026-01-27
"The 2023 Chardonnay Tidal Break Vineyard is salty and nervy, with an unmistakable waft of seabreeze and zesty Meyer lemon. Focused and driven, the 2023 sprints across the palate, leaving behind an attractive honeyed roundness on the minty, lifted finish."