Stirm Wine Co. Cienega Valley Chardonnay Gimelli Vineyard 2023 071126OFFER It is built primarily from

It is built primarily from Gamaret

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This magnum-format bottle remains in its drinking window and captures the richness and power of a truly historic expression from the domaine's golden era

The 2023 spent eight months in barrel with a portion raised in large oak vats

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Stirm Wine Co. Cienega Valley Chardonnay Gimelli Vineyard 2023 071126OFFER It is built primarily fromRyan Stirm's minimalist project keeps finding California's overlooked corners, and Cienega Valley in San Benito County is one of the best of them a narrow limestone laced valley in the shadow of the Gabilan Mountains. The Gimelli Vineyard (once known as El Gabilan) traces back over 120 years and supplied cuttings to much of the region; this Chardonnay comes from an 11 acre block planted in 1997 on calcite weathered alluvial sand. Whole cluster