Joel Gott California Unoaked Chardonnay

Appellation

California: Monterey, Santa Barbara & Sonoma

Barrel

100% Stainless Steel

Fruit from vineyards in Arroyo Seco and Santa Lucia Highlands, located within the larger marine-influenced Monterey County AVA, experience a cooler, extended growing season that offers sweet fruit flavors and well-balanced acidity. Within Santa Barbara County, mineral-rich soils in the Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Maria Valley AVAs, combined with warmer days and cooler nights, offer ideal conditions for rich, fruit-forward flavors. Finishing out the blend, Chardonnay from Sonoma—shaped by cool coastal influence and diverse soils—adds layered minerality, depth, and complexity. Blending fruit from these varied regions results in a balanced, expressive, and food-friendly wine.

Across California, the growing season was long with mild temperatures throughout. Winter rains followed by a cool spring and a warm summer led to ideal harvest conditions, allowing us to pick the fruit at its optimal ripeness during the middle of September. The extended growing season allowed for a longer than usual hang time, resulting in concentrated fruit clusters with great flavor and acidity.

After harvest, fruit from each vineyard is whole cluster pressed to retain delicate fruit flavors before being fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks to preserve the bright acidity and fruit flavors.