Chalone Vineyard

$18.00750ml

Match mineral-rich Monterey Chardonnays with fleshy fish, sauced seafood and light meats.

Try seared scallops in a morel cream,

lemon-thyme roasted chicken

or salmon with tarragon mayonnaise.

Eyes:

Straw Yellow

Nose:

Medium Intensity, developing, citrus fruits, mineral, stone fruits

Mouth:

Medium Bodied, dry, medium acidity, moderate-high intensity, medium-long finish, lemon, pear, green apple

Perched at 1800 feet above the Salinas Valley, a setting made famous by Monterey-born John Steinbeck in Tortilla Flat, grape growing on what is now Chalone Vineyard property started just after WWI. Philip Togni made wine there in 1960 and 5 years later, Dick Graf laid the stones for what is now 1000 contiguous, limestone-rich acres, 250 of which are plated to vines.