It delivers elegant almond cream
lifting the fruit and ensuring freshness
and there’s a cool graphite note that gives it a quietly serious core
but Louis Barruol (the Rhône hand behind Château de Saint Cosme)
fermenting with native yeasts and aging in older barrels to preserve site expression
Ceritas, Chardonnay "Marena", 2024 outofstock-34467840057 It delivers elegant almond creamCeritas makes some of the purest, most terroir driven Chardonnay in California, all precision and restraint, and Marena is winemaker John Raytek's cool climate Sonoma Coast bottling. Think Chablisien tension rather than buttery California richness: high acidity, energy, and a saline, mineral cut. This is a young, taut vintage that rewards a little patience or a good decant. Made in tiny, allocated quantities.