2013 Arnot-Roberts Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 1.5L Magnum Les Grandes Vignes or better yet

or better yet

and a hint of oyster shell

Bottles are net priced

TECHNICAL DETAILSpH 3

Aging: Aged for a couple of months in bottle before release

2013 Arnot-Roberts Trout Gulch Vineyard Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 1.5L Magnum Les Grandes Vignes or better yetThe Trout Gulch vineyard sits at 800 above the tiny town of Aptos, about 4 miles from the ocean in Santa Cruz county. The site was planted in 1980 to the old Wente clone of Chardonnay which is considered by many to be the heritage selection of Chardonnay in California. The soils in this cool climate site are sandy loam and the vines are carefully tended by Richard Alfaro. Harvest often stretches until mid October and the resulting wines are high in