{"product_id":"satellite-x-entity-of-delight-spear-vineyard-chardonnay-santa-rita-hills-santa-barbara-ca-2022","title":"Satellite x Entity of Delight - 'Spear Vineyard' - Chardonnay - Santa Rita Hills, Santa Barbara, CA - 2022","description":"\u003ch2\u003eNotes from the Winery\/Importer\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eChardonnay from the Santa Rita Hills organic vineyard Spear. White fruit with bright acid. Fermented and aged in neutral oak.\nChardonnay from an Organic Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills called Spear . A pretty white wine packing an abundance of acidity, floral scents, citrus flavors, and stone fruit feels. Super stoked for how this wine turned out!\nAlcohol : 12.2%\npH : 3.2\nOrganically Farmed              \nHand-picked \nHarvest Brix : 22.7\nDirectly to press, fermented in neutral oak and aged in the same barrels for 16 months. Extended aging in bottle for this special late release collaboration with Satellite\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNotes on the Producer\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntity of Delight\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelight is often defined as a high degree of satisfaction. The drive is to create that within the bottles that have come from our hands. Inspired by the idea of reflecting the beauty of a site into the integrity of a wine. At the heart though, the wines are meant to be fun and refreshing partners to the good times!\u003cbr\u003eThere are currently three organic vineyards that my grapes come from, the first is called, The Bassi Vineyard. Which is a beautiful vineyard about a mile from the Pacific Ocean in Avila Beach (San Luis Obispo AVA). The second is called Spear Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills AVA lying between Buellton and Lompoc. And the third is called Bella Vista in the hotter and dryer area in Ballard Canyon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGrapes \u0026amp; Style\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChardonnay\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChardonnay is one of the great white grapes of Burgundy, and one of the most widely planted wine grapes in the world. It has a long history in eastern France, especially Burgundy and Champagne, and DNA work shows it as part of the same broad Pinot and Gouais Blanc family that gave us grapes like Gamay and Aligoté. It’s adaptable, easy enough to grow in many places, and capable of producing everything from simple everyday whites to some of the most ageworthy white wines in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the vineyard, Chardonnay buds and ripens relatively early, which makes it useful in cooler climates but vulnerable to spring frost. It tends to do especially well on limestone and calcareous clay, and its relatively neutral fruit profile gives site and cellar choices a lot of room to show. Malolactic fermentation, lees aging, barrel fermentation, and oak can all shape the final wine dramatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass, Chardonnay can be lean, saline, and citrus-driven, or broad, textured, and orchard-fruited, depending on where it’s grown and how it’s made. Chablis shows the steely, high-acid side; the Côte de Beaune shows depth, texture, and savory complexity; Champagne shows its value as a sparkling-wine base. Good Chardonnay is less about one fixed flavor than about balance, texture, and the way it carries place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Satellite SB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49050318078203,"sku":"00077490","price":41.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/3655\/6193\/files\/06778f843965a59bcd96f9245f3cc244.jpg?v=1783375347","url":"https:\/\/satellitesb.com\/products\/satellite-x-entity-of-delight-spear-vineyard-chardonnay-santa-rita-hills-santa-barbara-ca-2022","provider":"Satellite SB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}