Stirm Wine Co. Cienega Valley Chardonnay Gimelli Vineyard 2023 22BDX while finely-etched tannins frame cherry

while finely-etched tannins frame cherry

white pepper and licorice

from Touriga Nacional with Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca — hand-harvested and foot-trodden in granite lagares

A true celebration of Champagne’s heritage and diversity

Stirm Wine Co. Cienega Valley Chardonnay Gimelli Vineyard 2023 22BDX while finely-etched tannins frame cherryRyan Stirm's minimalist project keeps finding California's overlooked corners, and Cienega Valley in San Benito County is one of the best of them a narrow limestone laced valley in the shadow of the Gabilan Mountains. The Gimelli Vineyard (once known as El Gabilan) traces back over 120 years and supplied cuttings to much of the region; this Chardonnay comes from an 11 acre block planted in 1997 on calcite weathered alluvial sand. Whole cluster