Arette is a favorite among those who love traditionally crafted
The 2008 vintage is classical Piedmont — structured
while apricot and bergamot peel notes define the nose
and bartenders have been glad to have it back ever since
savory finish that balances depth and finesse
Whitcraft, Santa Maria Valley Tinaquaic Vineyard Chardonnay, 2023 No Sulfur Added Arette is a favorite amongTinaquaic is one of Santa Maria Valley's old guard sites Foxen's estate vineyard at Rancho Tinaquaic, first planted in 1989 and dry farmed since 1991 and, unusually for California, it's dry farmed, forcing the vines to send roots deep and self regulate their crop. That old vine, no irrigation character is the whole point of this bottling. Santa Maria's transverse valley funnels cold ocean air far inland, giving one of the longest, coolest growing