2017 Under the Wire Chuy Vineyard Sparkling Chardonnay Clos Larrouyat within the Cape Town suburbs

within the Cape Town suburbs and roughly six miles from the Atlantic Ocean and that influence is what helps the grapes retain their acidity

lilacs and wild herbs

pigeage is performed sparingly

It's our second in-person Leon Circle event

2017 Under the Wire Chuy Vineyard Sparkling Chardonnay Clos Larrouyat within the Cape Town suburbsThe 2017 Sparkling Chardonnay Chuy is one of the most distinctive wines I have tasted from Under the Wire. It emerges from the Chuy Vineyard (now Midslope) originally planted with Chardonnay on St. George rootstock by famed vineyard manager Chuy Ordaz. The site has since been acquired by Kistler and been totally redeveloped, so this wine is an ode to the past. And what a swan song it is. Rich, deep and bold, with tons of pure Chardonnay intensity, the