Description
Alondra is a new project from our friends at Skylark Wines, John Lancaster and Rob Perkins. They are two of the nicest, most humble, talented sommeliers on the San Francisco restaurant scene—who met across the street from Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant, at the Boulevard restaurant as co-Wine Directors. With their cumulative experience working with fine wines from all over the world, they were inspired to launch their own label in an attempt to create great wines—at restaurant friendly prices. To that end, they set about sourcing fruit from trusted growers in Mendocino and Sonoma counties, and made their first wine (14 barrels of Syrah) from the 2002 vintage. Encouraged by the praise of that initial wine, they expanded their scope to work with other Rhône varietals like Grenache and Carignan as well as Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. Today, they produce small quantities of about 10 different wines, and due to their great success, Rob now spends most of his time out in the field showing their wines to an eager and ever-growing fan base.
The Alondra Chardonnay is sourced from two sites in Mendocino County, planted to four different clones: Wente, Robert Young, and the French Entav clones 76 and 96. Produced without any oak and by way of a very cold, slow fermentation in a closed top tank, Alondra Chardonnay emphasizes the pure fruit character of these beautiful vineyards. Aromas of Granny Smith apple and fresh lemon. The palate is sleek and lively with flavors of green apple, lemon flesh and peach pit. An artful balance of clean, juicy fruitiness and stony minerality. Lean, bright and graceful, this is a beautiful example of unoaked California Chardonnay, and an exceptional value at just $20!
300 cases produced.
