Stirm Wine Co. Cienega Valley Chardonnay Gimelli Vineyard 2023 22BDX longest-lived Syrahs

longest-lived Syrahs

moved to Saumur

almond and white tea on the palate

A true celebration of Champagne’s heritage and diversity

Stirm Wine Co. Cienega Valley Chardonnay Gimelli Vineyard 2023 22BDX longest-lived SyrahsRyan Stirm's minimalist project keeps finding California's overlooked corners, and Cienega Valley in San Benito County is one of the best of them a narrow limestone laced valley in the shadow of the Gabilan Mountains. The Gimelli Vineyard (once known as El Gabilan) traces back over 120 years and supplied cuttings to much of the region; this Chardonnay comes from an 11 acre block planted in 1997 on calcite weathered alluvial sand. Whole cluster