Powerful yet lithe chardonnay with superb finishing focus and spicy persistence
Domaine Dujac is among the most accomplished winemakers in the village
Readers should plan on being patient
oak and tannins completely integrated
Difficulty: ★★★ Normal Measures HxWxD (cm/in):43cm x 14cm x 60 cm / 16
Whitcraft Winery, Santa Maria Valley, Presqu'ile Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2016 Chardonnay. Powerful yet lithe chardonnay withWhen Drake Whitcraft took over the family winery in 2007 (the winery was founded two decades before, in 1985 by his parents, Chris and Kathleen) his goal was to make balanced Central Coast wine of purity, honesty, and finesse. Because he grew up within the culture of wine and California winemaking, he was perpetually under the tutelage of both father Chris and friend Burt Williams, founder of the legendary Williams Selyem winery in Sonoma. During a