2018 marks our second vintage of producing Chardonnay from the famed Reuling Vineyard, located just off Highway 116 between Graton and Forestville. This wine really excites us as winemakers. A unique and distinctive “suitcase” Montrachet clone of Chardonnay takes center stage here, and, when combined with the exceptional growing conditions of 2018, demonstrates balanced acidity and rich, complex flavors in the finished wine.
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Jeb Dunnuck
"From a site just off Highway 116 between Graton and Forestville, the 2018 Chardonnay Reuling Vineyard is a complete, beautifully balanced Chardonnay from this team. Baked apples, brioche, white flowers, and spicy notes dominate the bouquet, and it's flawlessly balanced, with both richness and freshness. As with all these 2018 Chardonnay from Sojourn, it shows the forward, charming, yet balanced style of the vintage beautifully." - Jeb Dunnuck
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
"The 2018 Chardonnay Reuling Vineyard has open-knit aromas of yellow peaches, honeysuckle and honeycomb with nuances of dried hay and earth. The palate is light-bodied, juicy and mineral-driven before fleshing out to honeyed notes on the long finish." - Erin Brooks, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Reuling Vineyard
Sonoma Coast
Reuling Vineyard lies just off Highway 116 between Graton and Forestville. Developed in 2000 by Mark Aubert and Peter Michael Winery, the site has become one of the premier Pinot noir and Chardonnay properties in California.