This golden Chardonnay offers unique aromas of toasted bread and baking spices, and none of the tropical rhumba of flavors so common to California Chardonnay. The combination of a cool climate site and the Pepe’s selection of the less commonly available chardonnay clone 76 makes this quite different from a typical California chardonnay. Elegant and terrific with roast chicken, crabcakes and many other foods.

93 points, Robert M. Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate (Aug. 31, 2007): “…brilliant effort…Hazelnut, orange rind, lemon zest and brioche … crisp, elegant … could pass for a full-bodied French Chablis...”

90 points, Burghound.com (October, 2007): “It’s relatively rare to taste any CA chardonnay that rises above the banal but this is one that deserves your attention as it’s not over oaked … it’s not excessively alcoholic … plus it’s delicious …”

This wine was recently featured in The California Wine Club's wine of the month club