2023 Sandlands Vineyards Amador County Chenin Blanc California, USA Monument Wine Company Age of Vines: 35 years

Age of Vines: 35 years old

Domaine Michel Juillot is a  leading estates in Mercurey

Still a fun experiment in tempering the peppery notes of Noiret with some white grapes

just below mid-slope

Two week maceraton on the skins in a tinaja

2023 Sandlands Vineyards Amador County Chenin Blanc California, USA Monument Wine Company Age of Vines: 35 years100% Chenin Blanc Amador County 1 foudre + 14 barrels produced Blend of 2 vintages 1 Planted in 1979 and grown at 1500 feet in a mixture of iron rich volcanic, quartz and decomposed granite soils this vineyard is head trained, dry farmed and own rooted the other planted in 2020 in black gneiss and blue schist at 1900 feet White flowers, sea salt, citrus and flint. Precise, mouth watering finish. 12. 4% alc.