Lucinda & Millie Organic Chardonnay 2015
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Greg La Follette crafts this award-winning Chardonnay with 100% organic grapes grown in the beautiful Haiku Vineyard in Mendocino County, CA. It has been farmed organically since 1998 by Mary Fetzer and her son Tyler, their farming practices allow for the ulitimate expression of terroir because they create healthy rich soils and balanced vines. Haiku is located between the Mayacama Mountains and the Russian River with nearly one mile of river frontage on rich alluvial benchland soils.
The Chardonnay is made with 100% organic grapes grown in two beautiful vineyards in Mendocino and Lake Counties. One near Ukiah, CA, farmed organically since 1998 by Mary Fetzer and her son Tyler, lying alongside the Russian River on alluvial benchland soils. The other near Clear Lake farmed organically for more than 20 years by iconic Lake County grower Ron Bartolucci, with a combination of volcanic clay and ash, and alluvial deposits.
Lucinda, a 7 year old California Red sheep and Millie, a 3 year old Barnevelder chicken, happily coexist on one of our vineyard farms where grapes have been grown organically for over decades. Lucinda and her flock graze between the vineyard rows in the spring to keep cover crops under control. Millie and her flock are nearby gathering insects, worms and grasses to maintain a healthy, balanced farm.
One of the most popular and versatile white wine grapes, Chardonnay offers a wide range of flavors and styles depending on where it is grown and how it is made. While it tends to flourish in most environments, Chardonnay from its Burgundian homeland produces some of the most remarkable and longest lived examples. California produces both oaky, buttery styles and leaner, European-inspired wines. Somm Secret—The Burgundian subregion of Chablis, while typically using older oak barrels, produces a bright style similar to the unoaked style. Anyone who doesn't like oaky Chardonnay would likely enjoy Chablis.
Reaching up California's coastline and into its valleys north of San Francisco, the North Coast AVA includes six counties: Marin, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino and Lake. While Napa and Sonoma enjoy most of the glory, the rest produce no shortage of quality wines in an intriguing and diverse range of styles.
Climbing up the state's rugged coastline, the chilly Marin County, just above the City and most of Sonoma County, as well as Mendocino County on the far north end of the North Coast successfully grow cool-climate varieties like Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and in some spots, Riesling. Inland Lake County, on the other hand, is considerably warmer, and Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel and Sauvignon Blanc produce some impressive wines with affordable price tags.