LiquidFarm,WhiteHillChardonnay2018

The team behind Liquid Farm initially set out to make one Chardonnay from the four barrels they produced in Santa Rita Hills in their first vintage in 2009. But the very different character of their two vineyard plots convinced them to make two cuvees, with White Hill, then as now, the more Chablis-esque of the pair. `USA meets Burgundy`, the judges said of a wine made in a `tight and reserved` style. `There is a lovely texture of minerals, crushed rocks and excellent length.