Lot 85 2024 West Sonoma Coast Chardonnay

WINE FUTURE BOTTLING JULY 2026

Lot 85 is the inaugural vintage of a single-vineyard Chardonnay produced from fruit sourced from Mariola Ridge Vineyard. The producing winery wound down their operations earlier this year and we have acquired most of their wines in barrel.

This producer was definitely on the leading edge of the uber-cool-climate, Burgundy-inspired style of winemaking that has recently found its home in the foggy ridges of the West Sonoma Coast. Fully ripe yet weighing in at just 12.3% alc, it is an incredibly bright and effusive wine with mouthwatering acidity and remarkable depth and complexity. The aromatics are simply stunning and worth the price of admission alone.

This is geeky Chardonnay at its best folks, if you liked Lot 4 Chardonnay, you are going to absolutely love Lot 85!

I should add the Chardonnay bottlings have consistent 93- to 95-point scores from Galloni and Dunnuck.

Normally $85/bottle out of the tasting room and now yours for just $129/case!

There are only 125 cases available...giddyup!

Shimmering gold in the glass. Spectacular perfume of lemon oil, nectarine and crushed rock are haloed with a beautiful combination of white and purple flowers and toasted brioche. As the bouquet opens up, pretty pineapple and pristine green apple notes join the fray. Green apple, honeydew and apricot are woven through snappy, lemon-crusted, chalky minerality that unfurls a crunchy finish echoing long with zesty pineapple and apricot notes and a toasty brioche halo. Mouthwateringly gorgeous and refreshing, this is an incredible Chardonnay and hands down one of the best I have ever sourced!

100% Chardonnay, Mariola Ridge Vineyard
~50% new light toast french oak, combination of barrels and puncheons
12.3% alc, 7 g/L TA, 3.3 pH, 1.9 g/L Lactic, >.1 Malic
125 cases