NV Scar of the Sea "Rancho Tepusquet" Solera Chardonnay 2021 Edition, San Luis Obispo Coast, California, USAABOUT THIS WINE This NV Solera blend of Chardonnay was established in 2014. It is 50% Solera base, built over time from 2014 2020, which have all been aged together in 500L barrels. The other 50% is 2021 Old Vine Chardonnay from the Rancho Vinedo Vineyard that was aged for 18 months in 228 L barrels. The 2 components of the wine are blended right before bottling. This wine is a play on richness and acidity, reduction and oxidation. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

The War Pigs were kept on fines lees the whole time until bottling

It also encourages fine tannins and finesse in the resulting wines

but Jason and his team take this only as a starting point

mint and spices

took over full control of his family’s Domaine and began the conversion to Organic farming

when Giuseppe Borgogno started cultivating grapes and producing wine from his own vineyards

The vines were planted between 1929 and 1945

30-day maceration followed by 30 months of aging in 25HL oak casks

Racking at 10 months and bottling after fining and filtration (depending on vintage)

The entire vineyard is located on the most western hill of Savennières and includes some of the best parcels in the AOC: Les Caillardières and Clos du Papillon

began their winemaking venture in the mid-1980s

followed by malolactic and 18 months aging in large neutral oak barrels