Gemstone Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Facets 2023 Wine Bar | Ghost Town simplicity and savor

simplicity and savor

mostly destemmed

and 750's in recycled Mexican coke bottles

Hillside fruit from Pope Valley's Wild Boar Vineyard delivers low-yielding

Bottled at 86 proof (43% ABV)

Gemstone Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Facets 2023 Wine Bar | Ghost Town simplicity and savorFacets is Yountville's Gemstone Vineyard going outside the home estate, with Julien Fayard sourcing premier fruit from across Napa and Sonoma. For the Chardonnay, he turns to the Sonoma Coast, where cool Pacific air keeps acidity tight and lets the fruit stay nervy. The style is California generous but not flabby: subtle toasty oak frames orchard fruit, citrus, and a chalky finish. A confident, well made Chardonnay from a Bordeaux trained hand.