Chardonnay Coast View Vineyard 2023, NoneSuch Wines

The Coast View Vineyard is stunningly beautiful, at 2,200’ it is one of the highest elevation vineyards in the central coast, overlooking the verdant Salinas Valley far below. The Gabilan Mountains is a new AVA founded in 2022, running 30 miles along the range, with a minimum elevation of 1500 ft. The mountains form the east side of the Salinas Valley, and these hills were formed by the crushing of the North American and Pacific tectonic plates, which left behind quartz-rich decomposed granite soils, with veins of limestone throughout.

The Chardonnay grows at the peak of the hill at Coast View, with exposed windy conditions and extremely well-draining granite soils. The yields are low and the berries are very small, resulting in a richly textured wine with vibrant minerality which uniquely expresses these rugged coastal California hills.

Fermented in stainless steel with native yeast and native malolactic fermentation, then aged in five neutral oak barrels for nine months. 126 cases produced. 12% abv

About the Winery

Embracing minimalist winemaking techniques in order to express vineyard terroir fully, the grapes are hand-harvested and foot tread, fermented whole-cluster naturally with native yeasts, and aged in entirely neutral oak barrels.