Hirsch Vineyards Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2024 050326OFFER Foti dried for months on racks

dried for months on racks in the ventilated loft above the family's house in Negrar before being crushed in the depths of winter

farms several hectares mid-slope here

spontaneous fermentation and elevage in neutral oak and steel

gripping tannins frame layers of black cherry and blueberry with a white pepper spice lingering on the finish

matured at a cellar 5

Hirsch Vineyards Sonoma Coast Chardonnay 2024 050326OFFER Foti dried for months on racksThe only white wine Hirsch makes, from less than four acres of Chardonnay on a ridge 1,200 feet above the Pacific. David Hirsch had planned to plant Nebbiolo on the rocky, 40% slope above his house; Burt Williams, who was buying his Pinot for Williams Selyem, told him he was crazy and to plant Chardonnay instead, so the 1994 cuttings came from Rochioli, with a second sandstone parcel added in 2002. The farming is biodynamic and the winemaking is