Big Basin Chardonnay Howard Family 2020
White
Santa Cruz Mountains, United States
7.8
WineSaint
Aromatic intensity jumps from the glass with white flowers, herb-tinged citrus and mountain minerality. The Wente clone delivers impressive depth and texture despite vintage challenges. Concentrated yet bright, with that distinctive Santa Cruz Mountains tension between richness and energy.
white flowersherb-tinged citrusmountain mineralityconcentrated stone fruit
Label
Big Basin
→Big Basin works with cool-climate Santa Cruz Mountains sites and reaches into the Central Coast for old-vine Rhône and Carignan fruit, producing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay alongside varieties most California producers overlook.