Steele Chardonnay Steele Cuvee

” VINEYARD The Santa Maria Valley has a maritime climate with lots of morning fog in thesummer and cool evenings. Our grapes come from Bien Nacido Vineyards located on the benches above the Sisquoc River and from the Goodchild Vineyard about a mile away across the river. From the Carneros AVA in the southern part of Sonoma County that borders the San Francisco/San Pablo Bay. Cool winds and morning fog are artifacts of the weather pattern making the region perfect for Chardonnay. The Sangiacomo Family farms 1000 acres of vineyards. We source from their Katerina and El Novillero ranches. And not too far down the road we draw from the meticulously farmed vineyards of Durell and Parmelee-Hill. In Mendocino County we draw fruit from the Lolonis Family. They have been farming in Redwood Valley since the 1920’s farming organically since the 1950’s. Exceptional fruit year in and year out. SEASON The 2014 harvest was productive and bountiful. A dry spring followed by a beautifully