"This wine comes for the most part from Bien Nacido Vineyard, which is located in the Santa Maria Valley, part of the south Central Coast of California. The valley spans in an east-west orientation and is open to the Pacific Ocean to the west. The climate is strongly influenced by regular summertime afternoon cool breezes from the ocean, and the vineyard lies at 35 degrees latitude and therefore receives a lot of intense sunlight from a directly overhead sun.

The 2010 growing season was generally very cold, one of the coldest on record, with typical day time high temperatures reaching 75 – 78 degrees F, pushing hang time and harvest into late September and early October. The preceding winter saw an abundant amount of rainfall, which continued into the spring. Grape yields were be- low average. The cool season yielded wines with bright fruit flavors, good concentration and higher than average acidity.

Classic Burgundian winemaking techniques were used in making this wine; barrel fermented, malolactic fermentation, lees stirring, and sur lie aging for nine months.

The wine is brilliant in appearance, pale straw in color. It has citrus, apple, pear and sweet pastry spice notes in the aroma. It is rich and flavorful on the palate; elegant, creamy, with just enough acidity to keep it fresh and lively. The citrus flavors linger on the palate and the wine finishes with enticing hazelnut notes." -Winery