Varietal: 100% Chardonnay

Vintage: 2018

Vineyard: Escolle Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands

Barrel Program: 100% Stainless Steel

Cases Produced: 140

Winemaking: 52 months on yeast. Tirage Bottled: January 2019. Disgorge: May 2023. Dosage: 3 g/L; we use less sugar due to the longer time on the yeast.

Finished wine: 13.5%

Notes: Bursts of tiny bubbles appear as you swirl your glass opens up aromas of honey backed by Meyer lemon meringue. These aromatics are followed by mature caramel flavors and brioche toast balanced by bracing acidity. All these flavors are more rounded and polished by spending that extra time on yeast.

Varietal: 100% Chardonnay

Vintage: 2020

Vineyard: Escolle Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands

Barrel Program: 100% Stainless Steel

Cases Produced: 140

Winemaking: Methode Champenoise. No skin contact, picked and pressed immediately to stainless steel tank. Cold fermented in stainless steel. 38 months on yeast.

Tirage Bottled: January 2021

Disgorged: March 2024

Dosage: 4 g/L

Finished wine: 12.5%

Notes: Crisp clean acidity with hints of Meyer lemon. A very fun bubble!