Littorai, Sonoma Coast (Sonoma County, California) Chardonnay 2018

Dec 6, 2023

By Miranda Franco

 Littorai is a small, family-owned, and operated winery that produces vineyard-designated Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the coastal mountains of Sonoma and Mendocino Counties.  The 2018 Littorai Charles Heintz Vineyard is pure, classic, highest-quality Chardonnay.  It shows a yellow-gold in the glass and delivers brooding notes of bruised pear, yellow and green apples, preserved Meyer lemon, crushed salted almonds, and honeycomb.  On the palate, layered flavors of orchard fruit unfold with a broad palate-coating texture and invigorating mineral zip.  This is serious Chardonnay, to be poured alongside any high-praised bottle from Burgundy.      

Country / Region

Sonoma County, California

Appellation

Sonoma Coast

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Color

White

Vintage

2018

Score

94

Price

US $ 119.00

Producer

Littorai