Must-Try Chardonnay And Pinot Noir From Three Artisan California Wineries

  • Date: 27-Aug-2021
  • Source: Forbes
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Must-Try Chardonnay And Pinot Noir From Three Artisan California Wineries

There are hundreds of wine producers in California that excel at producing wines with an artisan approach. Crafting small lots of wines such as Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, two Burgundian varietals that at their best are made to display not only ideal balance and true character that represent their particular varietal, but also offer a sense of place, wines that reveal the identity of where the grapes are grown. Donum Estate, Carneros Sonoma - The Donum estate, located in the Carneros area at the southern reaches of Sonoma County (part of Carneros is also situated in Napa Valley), is know both for its wines as well as its artwork, as 40 large-scale, open air sculptures dot its landscape. The estate is divided into five separate plantings, with the Donum plot being the most important. While Chardonnay makes up nine acres of this land, Pinot Noir is by far the dominant varietal, with 82 planted acres. There are several examples of Pinot Noir from here, some of them single-vineyard bottlings. The Pinot Noirs produced by the Donum winery, which includes offerings from Anderson Valley in Mendocino County and Russian River Valley in Sonoma County, are muscular examples of this varietal, very