Alfaro Family Santa Cruz Mtns Estate "A" Chardonnay 2024 JULY42024 2018 is widely considered one

2018 is widely considered one of the great recent Napa vintages — long

with background notes of spice and fresh flowers

it's bottled simply as Vin de France

Burgundy's quiet under-the-radar pick

Created by Richard Geoffroy—the man who spent nearly three decades as chef de cave at Dom Pérignon—IWA 5 brings Champagne's philosophy of assemblage to Japanese sake

Alfaro Family Santa Cruz Mtns Estate "A" Chardonnay 2024 JULY42024 2018 is widely considered oneRichard Alfaro had a former life as the founder of Alfaro's Micro Bakery before he bought an aging apple farm in Corralitos in 1997 and turned it into one of the Santa Cruz Mountains' most quietly consistent estates. The 'A' Chardonnay is the entry into his estate range and draws from his original Corralitos plantings plus fruit from the famed Trout Gulch Vineyard further west. Just seven months in French oak, only 20% new, so it's about fruit and