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2012 Ceritas Chardonnay Pinnacle Vineyard - USA, California, San Francisco Bay, Santa Cruz Mountains (8/20/2014)
Popped and poured, pale straw. Lemon zest, sliced lime, orange blossom, green apple and a pronounced impression of minerals on the beautifully understated nose. Light body, silky. More lemon and minerals on the palate…almost like fresh lemon Italian ice blended with crushed stones, flavors which are electrified by moderate-plus acidity.
Lovely Chardonnay, one which will be even better next summer.
My 2nd Ceritas Chard bottling. First was the 2011 Porter-Bass, which I found to be more intense and structured than this one. Overall though they’re stylistic siblings and both are just soooo good that Ceritas is, for me, one of the most exciting producers of Chardonnay in the world, easily in my top 3 from CA.