Maitre de Chai Sonoma Mountain Sauvignon Blanc Ellison 2024 extra-brut-selection the inaugural release in a

the inaugural release in a new prestige tier launched in 2024 to mark the house's 280th anniversary

We expect this to sell out

planted on rare blue volcanic rock that soaks up heat and gives this Gamay its unmistakable smoky mineral snap

but this wine makes the case that flagship character doesn't require the new label

It is made with 25 botanicals

Maitre de Chai Sonoma Mountain Sauvignon Blanc Ellison 2024 extra-brut-selection the inaugural release in aEllison is one of the oldest Sauvignon Blanc plantings in the United States a tiny 1. 5 acre parcel on Sonoma Mountain planted in 1969 and dry farmed by Marty and Alex themselves. Matre de Chai's house style no new oak, native yeast, minimal sulfur, purity of site above all is tailor made for a vineyard this distinctive. Whole cluster pressed and fermented in old oak. The result reads less like a varietal exercise and more like a slow, textural