Birichino Chardonnay St Georges 2024
Back in 1969, George Besson, Sr. planted this Chardonnay on the site of an abandoned old plum orchard in Hecker Pass at the foot of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Farmed for the past 56 years by George and his son George Jr., the fruit had gone to Josh Jensen and Calera for decades until 2024. Lying a few hundred feet above sea level on decomposed granite and clay soils, these old vines provide the stone-fruited core to our first vintage of St. Georges Chardonnay. A few barrels of Chardonnay sourced from other exceptional sites, planted on quite different soils at higher elevations add cut, vivacity, and dimension.
91 pts. Wine Enthusiast, Feb 2024.
"Vivid aromas of honeysuckle, apple blossom and pastry flake show on the nose of this bottling. The palate is quite rich with pineapple, honey and ripe apple flavors that should satisfy a broad range of Chard lovers. "— Matt Kettmann
Original: $28.99
-70%$28.99
$8.70
Description
Back in 1969, George Besson, Sr. planted this Chardonnay on the site of an abandoned old plum orchard in Hecker Pass at the foot of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Farmed for the past 56 years by George and his son George Jr., the fruit had gone to Josh Jensen and Calera for decades until 2024. Lying a few hundred feet above sea level on decomposed granite and clay soils, these old vines provide the stone-fruited core to our first vintage of St. Georges Chardonnay. A few barrels of Chardonnay sourced from other exceptional sites, planted on quite different soils at higher elevations add cut, vivacity, and dimension.
91 pts. Wine Enthusiast, Feb 2024.
"Vivid aromas of honeysuckle, apple blossom and pastry flake show on the nose of this bottling. The palate is quite rich with pineapple, honey and ripe apple flavors that should satisfy a broad range of Chard lovers. "— Matt Kettmann
