Maitre de Chai Sonoma Mountain Sauvignon Blanc Ellison 2024 SPCALIFORNIA Blocked malolactic fermentation preserves every

Blocked malolactic fermentation preserves every bit of freshness these limestone-rich soils can offer

wild blackberries

Drinking beautifully now and built to hold another decade

Ripe cherry

The grapes get five days on the skins

Maitre de Chai Sonoma Mountain Sauvignon Blanc Ellison 2024 SPCALIFORNIA Blocked malolactic fermentation preserves everyEllison is one of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc plantings in the United States a tiny 1. 5 acre parcel on Sonoma Mountain planted in 1969 and dry farmed by Marty and Alex themselves. Matre de Chai's house style no new oak, native yeast, minimal sulfur, purity of site above all is tailor made for a vineyard this distinctive. Whole cluster pressed and fermented in old oak. The result reads less like a varietal exercise and more like a slow, textural