{"title":"Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eA curated selection of Chardonnay from across our portfolio. From crisp, unoaked styles to rich, barrel-fermented expressions — ideal for by-the-glass programmes and food pairing menus.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"peay-chardonnay-west-sonoma-coast-2021","title":"Peay Chardonnay West Sonoma Coast  2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2021 West Sonoma Coast Chardonnay reinforces the impression that has been building over recent vintages about this blend’s potential. Peay winnowed outside fruit to less than 20% and kept total production small at 550 cases — the remaining 80% is Chardonnay grown on the Estate vineyard, and the structure and profile of this wine is very much that of a Peay Estate Chardonnay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nose is floral and powerful, with baked pear and apple notes sitting deep in the glass. 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The vineyard dramatically towers over Highway 101, planted on a steep, sandy hill just 5 unobstructed miles from the Monterey Bay — one of the coldest vineyard sites in California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust down the road lies the Blue Grand Canyon, one of the world’s largest and deepest marine trenches. Its 300 cubic miles of icy waters fuel the cold Salinas wind that funnels through the Gabilan and Santa Lucia Ranges, creating a Thermal Rainbow — a large-scale temperature gradation drawn through the length of the Salinas Valley. The result is a Chardonnay of remarkable tension and precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand-harvested at night in two separate tries, hand-sorted, and whole cluster-pressed. 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The maritime environment of Carneros delivers cool, foggy mornings followed by warm days that slowly nurture ripening — ideal conditions for wines of elegance and precision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2019 growing season began wet and cool, but a moderate summer allowed for normal vine development and a slightly above-average crop. A comfortable autumn brought longer hang time, excellent fruit maturity, and superb flavour development. Harvest began at a leisurely pace before quickening in early October. Despite a brief power outage due to wildfire precautions, the cellar team navigated the season with skill — it was, in almost every respect, a textbook year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit was whole-cluster pressed in small batches over two weeks. A portion of the juice was tank-fermented while other portions were barrel-fermented in large-format Kádár barrels in a temperature-controlled cellar. 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