Liquid Farm - Chardonnay Golden Slope Santa Rita Hills 2022
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$59.00
Often said, but very true, all great wine starts in the vineyard. Liquid Farm’s project name reflects their strong belief in that philosophy. It is truly all about place in combination with the highest quality fruit and letting the varietal and regional typicity of the wine shine through from vineyard to glass… Liquid from Farming.
They allow the wines to develop on their own with little intervention, minimal or no new oak and use no additives or machines to manipulate the wines’ inherent personality.
Liquid Farm selfishly decided to start out making what they most love to drink: Chardonnay that is earth and mineral driven from cool climates with little or no new oak. To achieve these qualities they were drawn to one of the coolest of all California AVA's, Sta. Rita Hills. Located in Santa Barbara County, it is home to some of the most Chardonnay-suited, unique, ancient soils in North America.
Liquid Farm is also committed to blending from the handful of special vineyards they work with in the small AVA of Sta. Rita Hills to produce a collection of Chardonnays that are markedly different expressions, but with the same thread of intense minerality and salinity they started with in the vineyard.
Styled in the manner of the great wines of the Côte d’Or, the Golden Slope is a layered and textural Chardonnay with a kiss of new oak from top vineyards sites throughout the Sta. Rita Hills. The wine is made up of nearly 40% Clos Pepe, with the remaining thirds of fruit from La Rinconada, Bentrock, and Kessler-Haak. The wine was barrel fermented in neutral (85%) and new (15%) French barrels from Tonnellerie Damy. Like all the cuvées made by Jeff Nelson and winemaker James Sparks, the Golden Slope is a small production, sustainably farmed wine, made without the use of additions or manipulations.
"The 2022 Chardonnay Golden Slope is easily one of the best wines of this very challenging vintage. Hailing from a mix of vineyards in Sta Rita Hills (Rita’s Crown, Clos Pepe, Bentrock and Hilltop), the 2022 explodes with palate-staining mineral intensity and tons of energy. Lemon peel, chalk, mint and white flowers all saturate the palate. What a wine." - 96 Points, Vinous
Producer: Liquid Farm
Country: USA
Region: Santa Barbara
Varietal: Chardonnay
Appellation: Santa Rita Hills
Vintage: 2022
Size: 750ml