Trail Marker Manchester Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay 2021 champagne-club the palate echoes barbecue smoke

the palate echoes barbecue smoke

Made in a neoclassical California style with native ferments

working out of the Sta

Call it a weeknight ticket into the Langhe

from the press all the way through disgorgement

Trail Marker Manchester Ridge Vineyard Chardonnay 2021 champagne-club the palate echoes barbecue smokeManchester Ridge is an island in the sky. The vineyard sits at around 2,000 feet, four miles from the Pacific, on one of the ridgetops that poke up through the Mendocino fog and give the Mendocino Ridge AVA its nickname. Fruit up there hangs a long time, developing flavor while holding onto acid, which is exactly what Drew Huffine and Emily Virgil are hunting for at Trail Marker. Their philosophy is simple: find the cold, extreme coastal sites, then