2024 Peay Vineyards West Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
The nose is tense and bright with green and citrus notes. The aromas remind me of biting into a warm ginger scone with lemon curd spread on top. There is a “mineral” flavor and a directness delivered by a solid backbone of acidity. If you enjoyed the style of the 2023 and 2021 West Sonoma Coast Chardonnays, then you are in for a treat.
The 2024 West Sonoma Coast Chardonnay is made exclusively from barrels of our Estate
Chardonnay. The vineyard experienced a very early spring frost and it hit the early
budding Chardonnay badly, but at least uniformly! Secondary buds are less fruitful and
we lost about 60% of our potential yield and ended up making only 200 cases of West
Sonoma Coast Chardonnay. But what does it taste like?
If you enjoyed the style of the 2023 and 2021 West Sonoma Coast Chardonnays, then you are in for a treat. The nose is tense and bright with green and citrus notes. The aromas remind me of biting into a warm ginger scone with lemon curd spread on top. There is a “mineral” flavor and a directness
delivered by a solid backbone of acidity. This is not a rich, buttery, heavy Chardonnay. If you are one of the many people
who tell me “I don’t like California Chardonnay but I like Peay Chardonnay,” this is what you like. There will not be any
bottles left over after the release period so please buy yours now.