Whitcraft Winery, Santa Maria Valley, Presqu'ile Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2016 Chardonnay. oak and tannins completely integrated

oak and tannins completely integrated

In the flower field

minimum of 3 years aging in bottle

Powerful yet lithe chardonnay with superb finishing focus and spicy persistence

It was complex and highly evolved

Whitcraft Winery, Santa Maria Valley, Presqu'ile Vineyard, Pinot Noir 2016 Chardonnay. oak and tannins completely integratedWhen Drake Whitcraft took over the family winery in 2007 (the winery was founded two decades before, in 1985 by his parents, Chris and Kathleen) his goal was to make balanced Central Coast wine of purity, honesty, and finesse. Because he grew up within the culture of wine and California winemaking, he was perpetually under the tutelage of both father Chris and friend Burt Williams, founder of the legendary Williams Selyem winery in Sonoma. During a