The Twin Chardonnays That Define Santa Rita Hills
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2022 Peake Ranch Chardonnays Link to Purchase Wine: https://www.winex.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=%23Peake_Ranch Link to Glasses: https://www.winex.com/fontaine-premier-universal-wine-glass.html Join our Daily Email Offer List: https://cdn.forms-content.sg-form.com/f3da488a-d10b-11ee-94a3-62718bdc6118 The 2022 Peake Ranch Chardonnays from Santa Rita Hills are a study in terroir — two vineyards, five miles apart, both delivering 95-point scores and thrilling precision. Winemaker Paul Lato crafts these from the Peake Ranch Vineyard (richer, tropical, floral) and John Sebastiano Vineyard (tenser, more Burgundian in style). Both are 100% Chardonnay, aged in under 30% new French oak, and clock in at around 13% alcohol. The 2022 vintage brought warmth tempered by the Pacific breeze, creating perfect balance between richness and tension. Normally $60, they’re now half price at $29.98, making them among the greatest Chardonnay buys in California this year. Try both side by side to taste Santa Rita Hills’ east-side brilliance in action.