The Story
A salty, flinty California Chardonnay made the way you wish more were. Bassi Vineyard sits 1.2 miles from the cold Pacific above Avila Beach, biodynamically farmed on a south-facing hillside of marine sandstone and sandy loam. Outward's Ryan Pace and Natalie Siddique pick early, ferment with native yeast, and age 10 months on undisturbed lees in neutral oak. There's no malolactic flab, no buttery makeover, no oak veneer: just lemon, sea spray, orchard fruit, and a chalky, bone-dry finish that tastes like the coast it came from. SLO Coast is California's quietly thrilling new white-wine frontier, and this is one of its calling cards. Drink it cold with something from the sea.
Details & Craftsmanship
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Description
A salty, flinty California Chardonnay made the way you wish more were. Bassi Vineyard sits 1.2 miles from the cold Pacific above Avila Beach, biodynamically farmed on a south-facing hillside of marine sandstone and sandy loam. Outward's Ryan Pace and Natalie Siddique pick early, ferment with native yeast, and age 10 months on undisturbed lees in neutral oak. There's no malolactic flab, no buttery makeover, no oak veneer: just lemon, sea spray, orchard fruit, and a chalky, bone-dry finish that tastes like the coast it came from. SLO Coast is California's quietly thrilling new white-wine frontier, and this is one of its calling cards. Drink it cold with something from the sea.
