Maitre de Chai Sonoma Mountain Sauvignon Blanc Ellison 2024 NO20231018 chalky minerality that only limestone

chalky minerality that only limestone gives

5 Seimaibuai: 60% Alcohol: 15

this is the closest thing to it grown stateside

the Moueix-owned estate that shares a fence line with Petrus

Maitre de Chai Sonoma Mountain Sauvignon Blanc Ellison 2024 NO20231018 chalky minerality that only limestoneEllison is one of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc plantings in the United States a tiny 1. 5 acre parcel on Sonoma Mountain planted in 1969 and dry farmed by Marty and Alex themselves. Matre de Chai's house style no new oak, native yeast, minimal sulfur, purity of site above all is tailor made for a vineyard this distinctive. Whole cluster pressed and fermented in old oak. The result reads less like a varietal exercise and more like a slow, textural